Healthcare timeline

By adison_milligan05
  • 5 BCE

    Hippocratic Oath was created.

    Invented in the 5th century.
  • 1300

    first eyeglasses invented

    Invented in 1300

  • Invention of the stethoscope

    Invented by Rene Laennec.

  • First surgery with general anesthetic

    You are not awake for the surgery.

  • First woman to gain a medical degree

    Elizabeth Blackwell

  • first rubber condom

    helps you to not get pregnant

  • First thermometer to take a patients temperature

    It was a mercury thermometer.

  • EKG discovery

    It was discovered by William Einthoven.

  • Discovery of the medical X-ray

    discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen.

  • Aspirin was invented

    It was invented in Germany.

  • Discovery of penicillin

    It was discovered by Alexander Fleming.

  • Invention of CPR

    Also known as Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

  • First commercial ultrasound

    In glasglow

  • The first human heart transplant

    Performed by Christiaan Barnard

  • First full face transplant

    Performed by Laurent Lantieri.