History of Health Care: Questions and Answers
16th-17 Centuries - ans-Artificial limbs
-Microscope
-Apothecaries
18th Century - ans-Thermometer
-Element of oxygen discovered
-Feeding tube
-Bifocals
-Smallpox vaccine
19th Century - ans-Blood transfusions
-Stethoscope
-Treatment for mental illness
-Nursing
-Anesthetics
-Rabies Vaccine
-X-Rays
20th Century - ans-ABO blood groups
-Psychology
-Health Insurance
-Kidney dialysis
-Open heart surgery
-Cloning a sheep
-Body attachments
,Alternative/Complimentary Methods of Health Care - ansAyurvedic, Chinese medicine, Chiropractors,
Homeopaths, Hypnotists, Naturopaths
Ancient Chinese: 1700-220 BC - ans-Religion prohibited dissection
-Monitored pulse
-Acupuncture to relieve pain and maxibustion for disease
-Researched illness
Ancient Egyptians: 3000-300 BC - ans-Health records
-Imhotep was first physician
-Channels of air, tears, blood, urine, sperm, feces
-Leeches, magic, and herbs for healing
Ancient Greeks: 1200-200 BC - ans-Brain was the sight for senses
-Hippocrates observed body, Oath of Hippocrates
-Aristotle researched anatomy
-Massage, art, herbal therapy
-Diet and cleanliness= health
Ancient Romans: 753 BC-AD 410 - ans-Care for injured soldiers
-Physicians helping in hospitals and homes
-Aqueducts, sewage, and marsh systems
-Diet, exercise, medication
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek - ansInvented the microscope in 1666
,Ben Carson - ansA neurosurgeon who successfully separated conjoined twins (Siamese twins)
Benjamin Franklin - ansInvented bifocals for glasses
Christian Barnard - ansFirst person to successfully transplant a heart from one human to the other
Clara Barton - ansFounded the American Red Cross in 1881
Cost Containment - ansControlling the rising coast of health care
Dark Ages: AD 400- AD 800 - ans-Save the soul, prohibit medicine
-Herbal mixes
Monks and priests were doctors
Edward Jenner - ansDeveloped a vaccination for smallpox
Elizabeth Blackwell - ansFirst female physician in the U.S.
Florence Nightingale - ans-Founder of modern nursing
-Sanitary nursing units in the Crimean War
-Began nursing profession
Four Humors - ansBlack bile, yellow bile, blood, phlegm
Francis Crick and James Watson - ansDescribed the DNA structure and how it carries genetic information in
1953
, Geriatric Healthcare - ansCare for the elderly is a growing business because of the growth of life span. Elderly
people are needing more help than others
Hippocrates - ans-Observed human body
-Signs and symptoms of disease
-High standard of ethics
Home Healthcare - ansProviding health care in the home: this is cost containment because both sides are
saving money for the type of health care
Jonas Salk - ansDeveloped the polio vaccine by using dead polio virus in 1952
Joseph Lister - ansUsed disinfectants and antiseptics to prevent infection during surgery
Louis Pasteur - ans-Proved microorganisms caused disease
-Pasteurized milk to kill bacteria
-Created a vaccine for rabies
Middle Ages: AD 800- AD 1400 - ans-Physicians obtained knowledge
-Black plague killed 75% of Eurasia
-Blood caused many infectious diseases
-Found the parasite causing scabies
Pasteurization - ansKilling bacteria by using heat
Primitive Time: 4000-3000 BC - ansTrepanation
-illness from demons
16th-17 Centuries - ans-Artificial limbs
-Microscope
-Apothecaries
18th Century - ans-Thermometer
-Element of oxygen discovered
-Feeding tube
-Bifocals
-Smallpox vaccine
19th Century - ans-Blood transfusions
-Stethoscope
-Treatment for mental illness
-Nursing
-Anesthetics
-Rabies Vaccine
-X-Rays
20th Century - ans-ABO blood groups
-Psychology
-Health Insurance
-Kidney dialysis
-Open heart surgery
-Cloning a sheep
-Body attachments
,Alternative/Complimentary Methods of Health Care - ansAyurvedic, Chinese medicine, Chiropractors,
Homeopaths, Hypnotists, Naturopaths
Ancient Chinese: 1700-220 BC - ans-Religion prohibited dissection
-Monitored pulse
-Acupuncture to relieve pain and maxibustion for disease
-Researched illness
Ancient Egyptians: 3000-300 BC - ans-Health records
-Imhotep was first physician
-Channels of air, tears, blood, urine, sperm, feces
-Leeches, magic, and herbs for healing
Ancient Greeks: 1200-200 BC - ans-Brain was the sight for senses
-Hippocrates observed body, Oath of Hippocrates
-Aristotle researched anatomy
-Massage, art, herbal therapy
-Diet and cleanliness= health
Ancient Romans: 753 BC-AD 410 - ans-Care for injured soldiers
-Physicians helping in hospitals and homes
-Aqueducts, sewage, and marsh systems
-Diet, exercise, medication
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek - ansInvented the microscope in 1666
,Ben Carson - ansA neurosurgeon who successfully separated conjoined twins (Siamese twins)
Benjamin Franklin - ansInvented bifocals for glasses
Christian Barnard - ansFirst person to successfully transplant a heart from one human to the other
Clara Barton - ansFounded the American Red Cross in 1881
Cost Containment - ansControlling the rising coast of health care
Dark Ages: AD 400- AD 800 - ans-Save the soul, prohibit medicine
-Herbal mixes
Monks and priests were doctors
Edward Jenner - ansDeveloped a vaccination for smallpox
Elizabeth Blackwell - ansFirst female physician in the U.S.
Florence Nightingale - ans-Founder of modern nursing
-Sanitary nursing units in the Crimean War
-Began nursing profession
Four Humors - ansBlack bile, yellow bile, blood, phlegm
Francis Crick and James Watson - ansDescribed the DNA structure and how it carries genetic information in
1953
, Geriatric Healthcare - ansCare for the elderly is a growing business because of the growth of life span. Elderly
people are needing more help than others
Hippocrates - ans-Observed human body
-Signs and symptoms of disease
-High standard of ethics
Home Healthcare - ansProviding health care in the home: this is cost containment because both sides are
saving money for the type of health care
Jonas Salk - ansDeveloped the polio vaccine by using dead polio virus in 1952
Joseph Lister - ansUsed disinfectants and antiseptics to prevent infection during surgery
Louis Pasteur - ans-Proved microorganisms caused disease
-Pasteurized milk to kill bacteria
-Created a vaccine for rabies
Middle Ages: AD 800- AD 1400 - ans-Physicians obtained knowledge
-Black plague killed 75% of Eurasia
-Blood caused many infectious diseases
-Found the parasite causing scabies
Pasteurization - ansKilling bacteria by using heat
Primitive Time: 4000-3000 BC - ansTrepanation
-illness from demons
