Make a History of Medicine Quizlet

Ancient Egyptians

patient dies/physician executed, poor sanitation practices, Imhotep considered to be the first physician

Ancient Greeks

hippocrates- “Father of Medicine”/ hippocratic oath

Aristotle

anatomy

William Harvey

made contributions to A&P, first person to correctly describe blood circulation

Joseph Lister

medical asepsis (sterilization)—antiseptic/sterile surgery; bad air not responsible for disease

Clara Barton

civil war nurse, founded the American Red Cross

Florence Nightingale

founder of modern nursing

Ignaz Semmelweis

”Savior of Mothers” saved many babies from puerperal (“childbed”) fever by suggesting hand washing between patients

Louis Pasteur

germs cause disease; discouraged spread of disease in hospitals

Elizabeth Blackwell

British physician, First woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S.

Albert Sabin & Jonas Salk

Created polio vaccine