Medieval England c.1250-1500

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Medieval England c.1250-1500
  1. Treatments
    1. Religous actions
      1. Praying- Asking God to forgive the sin which they are being punished for
        1. Pilgrimage- prove true devotion to god
        2. Four Humours
          1. Phlebotomy- blood letting by cutting a vein and draining blood to rebalence
            1. Zodiac charts- allowed doctors to work out when was best to perform surgery
              1. Apothecaries- made medicines and remedies for people and physicians
                1. Emetic- substance to make people sick
                  1. Enema- name of common laxative
                  2. Herbal remedies- home made medicines
                    1. Theriaca- common spice remedy
                  3. Hospital care
                    1. Would not admit ill people as fear of causing infection
                      1. Offered food and warmth
                        1. Cared for 'Poor and silly' persons
                          1. Looked after people who were already getting better
                          2. Treatment and Care in the community
                            1. Women- could only become midwifes or surgeons but not physicians
                              1. Treated most illnesses
                              2. Physicians- trained in University for 7 years
                                1. Surgeons- trained as apprenices
                                  1. Barber surgeons- the local barber would also carry out surgeries on people
                                2. Preventions
                                  1. Religious Actions
                                    1. Praying- asking God to forgive sins that they may be punished for
                                      1. Pilgrimage- prove a persons true devotion to god
                                      2. Keep Towns and Cities clean
                                        1. Laws to punish people for dumping rubbish and other waste in the street. People would have to pay fines or other forms of punishments
                                          1. The Sanitary Refoms
                                        2. Causes
                                          1. The four Humours
                                            1. Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates
                                              1. observed symptoms and recorded them
                                              2. supported by Galen who created the theory of opposites to rebalence the humours
                                                1. Famous Roman doctor. Started out as a gladiator surgeon.
                                                2. Blood; black bile; yellow bile and phlegm
                                                  1. If your body contained too much of any of the 4 humours you would become ill
                                                3. God
                                                  1. In medieval times people believed that God was the main cause of disease
                                                    1. For many people the church was their only education so they would not ever be questioned
                                                    2. Rid you of sin
                                                      1. Punishment that would make you a better person
                                                    3. Astrology
                                                      1. Believed to be one of the largest contributing factors to disease
                                                        1. Physicians would consult star charts to work out what was wrong
                                                          1. If the planets were badly aligned it would cause certain ailments
                                                          2. Miasma
                                                            1. Bad smells that supposedly caused disease
                                                          3. Case study: The Black Death 1348-49
                                                            1. Information
                                                              1. Arrived from China via India and Europe
                                                                1. New plague- British Doctors did not know how to treat it
                                                                  1. 40% of the British population
                                                                    1. Probably Bubonic plague spread by infected fleas
                                                                      1. It was a pandemic but we say it was an epidemic in England
                                                                        1. Pandemic- widespread epidemic which may affect a continent or the world
                                                                          1. Epidemic- a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
                                                                            1. contemporary people called it a 'Pestilence'
                                                                          2. Symptoms
                                                                            1. Shivering
                                                                              1. Red rings appear on skins
                                                                                1. Coughing up blood
                                                                                  1. Eyes hurt
                                                                                    1. Diahorea
                                                                                      1. Hullocinations
                                                                                        1. Skin turned black
                                                                                          1. Buboes
                                                                                            1. Died within 7 days
                                                                                            2. Causes
                                                                                              1. God
                                                                                                1. Miasma
                                                                                                  1. The Planets
                                                                                                    1. Four Humours
                                                                                                    2. Treatments/Prevention
                                                                                                      1. Religious Actions
                                                                                                        1. Religious Services/ Processions everyday
                                                                                                          1. Lighting Candles
                                                                                                            1. Fasting
                                                                                                              1. Pilgramages to tombs of saints
                                                                                                                1. Stop wrestling matches in churchyards
                                                                                                                  1. Public punishment e.g the flagellants whipping themselves in the streets
                                                                                                                    1. Begging for forgiveness in public
                                                                                                                      1. Praying
                                                                                                                      2. Miasma
                                                                                                                        1. Cleanse the City
                                                                                                                          1. Carry sweet smelling herbs
                                                                                                                            1. Light Fires
                                                                                                                              1. Ringing bells
                                                                                                                                1. Keeping birds to fly around the house
                                                                                                                                  1. Rakers to remove animal manure from the streets
                                                                                                                                    1. Fines for throwing rubbish
                                                                                                                                    2. The Planets
                                                                                                                                      1. Consult star charts
                                                                                                                                        1. Linked to God
                                                                                                                                          1. Stars and planets affected peoples bodies
                                                                                                                                          2. Four Humours
                                                                                                                                            1. Rich consult trained Physicians
                                                                                                                                              1. Taking laxatives and other Humour balancing remedies
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