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Greeks
In 400 B.C.E. Greeks began the study of disease. Hippocrates,"The Father of Medicine", came from this time and place. -
Period: 400 to Oct 5, 1400
Dark and Middle Ages
During the Dark and Middle Ages the study of medical science stopped for over 1000 years due to the fact medicane was practiced only in monastaries and convents. People in these times used herbal medicane, in return there were many plagues and epidemics. -
Sep 27, 1000
School of Medicine Established
The first school of medicine was established in Salerno, Italy -
Period: Sep 27, 1000 to Sep 27, 1492
Magic & Faith
Greek physcians relied on magic and faith to cure people and to heal them. -
Sep 27, 1200
Public Hygiene
First strict measures for contorl of public hygiene institued. -
Sep 27, 1290
Fra Bonvicino Da Riva
" Thou must not put either thy fingers into thine ears, or thy hands to thy head" - was one of many quotes from his courtesy books about public hygiene. -
Sep 27, 1300
First Dissection
The first dissection of human corps was achieved. Recorded dissections don't exist due to the fact there were relgious beliefs against dissection. -
Oct 3, 1440
Printing Press
The Printing Press helped spread knowledge about the medical field. Books could be published and studied, making it easier for the public to research. -
Period: Oct 3, 1492 to
Surgery and a Shave
The barber completed surgeries and haircuts. -
Sep 27, 1500
Human Anatomy
First scientific study of human anatomy published. -
Bacteria
Bacteria was discovered by Antony van Leeuwenhoek in the 1600's. He described these minuscule, living object he observed with his simple microscopes. -
Blood Circulation
In 1628 William Harvey published a book explaining how blood was pumped from the heart throughout the body, then returned to the heart and recirculated. -
Automobile
The first working steam-powered vehicle was probably designed by Ferdinand Verbiest, a Flemish member of a Jesuit mission in China around 1672. Automobiles contribute immensely to society. They help get from point a to point b, and they help save lives but also take lives and inflict injury. -
Medical Advances
First law requiring licensed medical practitioners. Obstetrics established as a separate branch of medicine. -
Small Pox
Vaccination against smallpox was developed by Edward Jenner. -
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Addiction and Antitoxin
Explosion in both population and illness. Drugs were given out to ease the pain and prevent infection, but instead people became addicted. -
Physchology
Stigmund Freud was the father of physchology. -
Anesthetic
The first pratical anesthetic, ether, was introduced.
Georgia physician Crawford Long performed the first operation under ether anesthesia in 1842. -
Florence Nightengale
Florence Nightengale started the first school of nursing during the Crimean War and made nursing an honorable profession. -
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Heredity
Gregory Mendel established the patterns of heredity. -
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Civil War
Civil War brought together the team of the red cross. Founded by Clara Barton. The wounds were unknown to experienced workers forcing them to expand their studies. -
Advanced Tools
Diagnostic tools, such as mircroscope, thermoeter and x-rays, were invented. -
Germ Theory
Germ theory, a theory that proposes that microorganisms are the cause of many diseases, was introduced by Louis Pasteur in 1879. -
Lightbulb
The lightbulb was invented by Thomas Edison in 1879, people didn't have to rely on the candle for light and more areas could be lit at once. Many health instruments are implemented with a light bulb to see the dark crevices of the body. -
Rabies
Rabies vaccine was discovered by Louis Pasteur through pasturization. -
X-rays
X-rays were accidently discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. -
Radium
Radium was isolated in 1910 by Marie Curie. -
Bandaids
Band-aids are an easy aid to help cover up the wound preventing infections. -
Midwives
Although the presence of a midwife has been in existence since the beginning of time.Nurse-midwives were introduced in the United States in 1925 by Mary Breckinridge for use in the Frontier Nursing Service. -
Commercials
Commercials advertise products, and studies show that when a product is advertise purchases of that product increases. This could be either good or bad. For example, beer is advertised, but if abused it can lead to serious medical issues. -
Polio
Jonas Salk discovered an altered the polio virus vaccine which consists of an injected dose of inactivated poliovirus. -
Birth Control Pill
The Pill was first given to patients as a treatment for gynecological disorders but in 1960 it was approved by the FDA to be used by every female as a contraseptive. -
Microsurgery
In the early 1960's microsurgeries were introduced. Microsurgery is surgery on minute body structures or cells performed with the aid of a microscope and other specialized instruments, such as a micromanipulator. -
Heart Transplant
Christian Barnard performed the world's first heart transplant surgery. -
Seatbelts
In 1968 the usage of seatbelts were legalized, making riding or driving a car without one illegal. This lessened the fatalities and casualities of commuters. -
Test- tube Baby
The first test-tube baby,Louise Brown, was born on July 25, 1978 in Great Britain. This procedure is called in vitro fertilization. -
First cloning process
Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, using the process of nuclear transfer. -
9/11
The fall of the Twin Towers put the abilities of all medical workers to the test. From burns to long - term breathing complications of both the workers and victims have to know be monitored by doctors and nurses. -
Blood Types
The ABO blood group system is the most important blood type system in human blood transfusion. Major blood types (O,A,B and AB) were identified by the Austrian scientist Karl Landsteiner.
