Medieval Surgery
Who preformed Surgery?
Barber surgeons and University trained doctors
Common surgery
Bloodletting Amputation Cauterisation
Where did most surgery happen?
Battlefeilds
What were used as anaestetics
Mandrake root, opium and hemlock
Medical pioneers 14th century - Mondino
a famous professor who supervised public dissection in 1315
Publised a book in 1316 which became "standard dissection manual" for 200 years
Medical poineers 14 century (Hugh of Lucca and Theodoric)
famous surgeons in italy who wrote a book in 1267 criticising the veiw of needing pus to heal a wound. Used wine to reduce infection and had new methods of removing arrows
Frugardi (MP 14th cen.)
wrote a text book "the practice of surgery" 1180 and warned against trepanning
John of Arderne (MP 14th cen.)
1368- made the guild of surgeons in london
1376- published his book called "Practica"
De Chauliac (MP 14th cen.)
his book "great surgery" (1363) dominated english and french surgical knowledge for 200 years
Abulcasis (MP 14th cen.)
Muslim surgeon dubbed the "father of modern surgery" wrote a 30 volume book in 1000
What was a apothecary?
someone that would supply herbs and spices to doctors and people
What did a local wise woman do?
Sell potions and remedies to heal people which often didnt work or kill them