History
Believed that man became sick if balance between natural elements were not maintained
Ancient Chinese
Who discovered the heart pumped blood?
William Harvey
How long should you wash your hands for?
Minimum of 20 seconds
When was the first woman's medical college and where?
Pennsylvania in 1850
Freedom from Infection
Asepsis
Primitive times believed....
Believed in spirits and supernatural forces – good and bad
Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment
Anesthesia was first used in?
19th Century
Contact, Droplet, Airborne, Common Vehicle, vector are all ways of what?
Disease Transmission
Diet and exercise were cure for illness
When was antibiotics first used?
20th Century
Name 2 ways to break the chain of infection
Hand washing, disinfectant, hand sanitizer, social distancing, PPE, staying home when sick, etc
DaVinci did what for medicine?
Created first anatomy drawings to be used for education
What is a specimen?
Something you are observing for studying
Example: Body, cells, animals, leafs, etc
Allowing the spirits of the body to leave to cure the sick
Trepanning
First physician to use dissections to understand the body?
Galen
Give an example of a Local Infection
Scrape on knee that gets infected, etc
Answers may Vary
What does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What does it mean to use Standard Precautions
Assuming every patient is infected and using appropriate PPE for the contact
What century are we in now?
21st century
Name one of the EIGHT disciplines in Indian Medicine
Internal medicine, Surgery & anatomy, ENT, Pediatrics, Toxicology, Spirit medicine, Science of rejuvenation, Aphrodisiac
What is the order of the Chain of Infection
Agent, Reservoir, Portal of Exit, Mode of transmission, Portal of Entry, Susceptible Host
What is the purpose of HIPAA?
Protect patient health information
A promise stating the obligations and proper conduct of doctors, formerly taken by those beginning medical practice.
Hippocratic Oath