Medical History Timeline

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  • 500

    Hippocratic Oath was created

    Hippocratic Oath was created
    The Hippocratic Oath is one of the oldest documents in history and doctors use it as an oath to promise to uphold the art of medicine and act in patient's interest.
  • 1285

    First eyeglasses were invented

    First eyeglasses were invented
    The first eyeglasses were made out of metal, bone, and quartz because "opticians" did not have the materials we have today.

  • Rene Laennec invents the stethoscope

    Rene Laennec invents the stethoscope
    The first stethoscope was made out of a long, rolled piece of paper to listen to the patient's heart. The paper worked as a funnel so the sound traveled through it from the patient's chest to the doctors ear.

  • First painless surgery

    First painless surgery
    Dr. Morton successfully completed the first painless surgery using anesthesia on a patient to numb the pain.

  • Elizabeth Blackwell was the first women to gain a medical degree

    Elizabeth Blackwell was the first women to gain a medical degree
    Elizabeth Blackwell was often thought of as America's first female doctor.

  • First Rubber Condom

    First Rubber Condom
    By the late 1850's many rubber companies were producing rubber condoms.

  • First practical medical thermometer used to take the temperature of a patient

    First practical medical thermometer used to take the temperature of a patient
    The first practical medical thermometer was used and took five minutes.

  • Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovers medical use of X- rays in medical imaging

    Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovers medical use of X- rays in medical imaging
    Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered X-rays on accident in 1895

  • Willem Einthoven discovers electrocardiography

    Willem Einthoven discovers electrocardiography
    Einthoven got a nobel prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1924 for his discovery.

  • Aspirin is invented in germany

    Aspirin is invented in germany
    Aspirin was invented as a pain reliever in 1899.

  • Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

    Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
    Penicillin was discovered in London in September of 1928

  • First commercial ultrasound

    First commercial ultrasound
    Tom Brown developed the first prototype based on an instrument used to detect industrial flaws in boats.

  • Invention of Cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR)

    Invention of Cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR)
    Peter Safar and James Elam invented mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

  • Christiaan Barnard performs the first human heart transplant

    Christiaan Barnard performs the first human heart transplant
    It was performed at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town.

  • Laurent Lantieri performs the first full face transplant

    Laurent Lantieri performs the first full face transplant
    The first full face transplant was done by a team of surgeons led by Professor Jean-Michel.