Medical records

Medical History

By annastoddard
  • Illness and disease were a punishment from the Gods
    4000 BCE

    Illness and disease were a punishment from the Gods

    Illness and disease were a punishment from the Gods was discovered in 4000bc
  • Bloodletting or leaches used as medical treatment
    3000 BCE

    Bloodletting or leaches used as medical treatment

    3000 bc leaches were used as medical treatment
  • Invention of printing press allowed medical knowledge to be shared
    1350

    Invention of printing press allowed medical knowledge to be shared

    In 1350 printing press allowed medical knowledge to be shared
  • Invention of the microscope allowed physicians to see disease-causing organisms

    Invention of the microscope allowed physicians to see disease-causing organisms

    In 1700 microscopes were used to find disease-causing organisms
  • The first mercury thermometer

    The first mercury thermometer

    Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer
  • Bifocals were invented

    Bifocals were invented

    Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals
  • First vaccination developed

    First vaccination developed

    The first vaccination was developed for smallpox
  • established scientific surgical procedures and introduced tube feeding

    established scientific surgical procedures and introduced tube feeding

    John Hunter established scientific surgical procedures and introduced tube feeding
  • The first totally implantable artificial heart was placed in a patient

    The first totally implantable artificial heart was placed in a patient

    The first artificial heart was placed
  • Vaccinations for cervical cancer and herpes zoster

    Vaccinations for cervical cancer and herpes zoster

    The first vaccinations for cervical cancer and herpes zoster were invented