Transcript Slide 1
Chapter 1
HISTORY AND TRENDS OF
HEALTH CARE
Why Study History
Some treatments used in ancient times still
used today.
Plants and Herbs used for Medicine
Morphine comes from poppy plant
Ancient Times
4000 BC – 3000 BC
Illness and disease were caused by evil spirits and
demons
Punishment from the gods brought disease and
illness
Religion played an important role in Health Care
Religion did not allow for human dissection
Animals were used to learn about body parts
Ancient Times
(Ancient Egyptians)
3000 BC – 300 BC Ancient Egyptians
Health records were first recorded by the ancient
Egyptians
Bloodletting or leeches were used
Gods healed people.
Ancient Times
(Ancient Chinese)
1700BC – 200ADChinese
The belief to cure the spirit was practiced by the
Chinese. Holistic methods stressing entire patient
body, mind & spirit
Used Acupuncture (puncture the skin by needles)
Recorded a Pharmacopeia of Medications
Around the same time as the Greeks
Ancient Times
(Ancient Greeks)
1200BC – 200BC Greeks
6th Century Alcmaeon discovered the brain as the
physiological site of the senses
Established that disease is established by natural
causes not supernatural
Stressed that good diet and cleanliness would help
prevent disease.
Hippocrates (460-377 BC) 83 years old.
Father of Medicine. Created a high standard of
ethics, Oath of Hippocrates. Said and Used by
physicians today
Ancient Times
(Ancient Romans)
753BC – 410 AD
The Romans realized that some diseases were
connected to filth and implemented the use of
sewers for waste and aqueducts (waterways) for
clean water
In ancient times causes of disease had not been
discovered and many illnesses proved
to be fatal
The Dark Ages
400 AD fall of the Roman Empire
400 – 800 AD
Study of Medicine prohibited
Prayer and Divine intervention were used
to treat illness and disease
Monks & Priests cared for the sick
The Middle Ages
800 - 1400 AD
Renewed interest in the medical practices of the
Greeks & Romans
9th Century Medical Universities established to
train Doctor’s
An outbreak of bubonic plague in the 1300s
resulted in the death of 75% of the people in
Europe and Asia
Smallpox, Diphtheria, Typhoid killed many people
Many infants died shortly after birth, many
children did not live to adulthood
The Renaissance
Time period between 1350–1650 AD
Otherwise known as the “rebirth of the science of
medicine”
Human dissection to view body organs
Medical books were published
Causes of disease were still a mystery
The
th
16
&
th
17
Centuries
1500 – 1599 and 1600 – 1699
The 1500’s & 1600’s
Life span 35-45 years
Knowledge regarding the human body
greatly increased
Invention of the microscope
Apothecaries (early pharmacists) were
involved in the making, prescribing, and
selling of medications
Causes of disease were still not known and
many people died form infection and child
birth fever.
The 1500’s (16
th
Century)
Ambroise Pare
French Surgeon
Father of Modern
Surgery
Used Ligatures to bind
arteries and stop
bleeding
Improved treatment
of fractures
Promoted the use of
artificial limbs
The 1500’s (16
th
Gabriel Fallopius
Identified the
fallopian tubes in the
female
Described the
Tympanic membrane
in the ear
Century)
The 1600’s (17
th
Century)
William Harvey in 1628
Described the
circulation of blood to
and from the heart
Before this blood was
believed to be all
over inside you and
would go everywhere
The 1600’s (17
th
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
in 1666
Invented the Microscope
“Father of Microbiology”
He developed methods
for grinding lenses for
more powerful
magnification
Tiny single-celled
organisms he called
“Animlcules” now called
Microorganisms
Century)
The 1600’s (17
th
Century)
Bartolomeo Eustachio
Identified the
eustacian tube
leading from the ear
to the throat
Apothecaries (early
pharmacists) made,
prescribed and sold
medications
The 1600’s (17
th
Century)
Bartolomeo Eustachio
Identified the eustacian
tube leading from the
ear to the throat
The 1700’s (18
th
Century)
Average life span 40-50
Years
Causes of many
diseases unknown
Medical care remained
limited
Invention of the
thermometer, Feeding
tube, C-section,
Vaccination & Discovery
of Oxygen & Vitamin C
The 1700’s (18
th
Century)
Gabriel Fahrenheit
created the mercury
thermometer in 1714
Joseph Priestley
discovered the element
of Oxygen in 1774
John Hunter introduced
the feeding tube in 1778
The 1700’s (18
th
Century)
Benjamin Franklin
invented Bifocals for
glasses
Dr. Jessee Bennet
performed the first
successful C-Section for
infant delivery in 1794
James Lind Prescribed
Vitamin C to prevent
Scurvy in 1795
The 1700’s (18
th
Century)
Edward Jenner
developed a
Vaccination for Smallpox
in 1796
Studied why smallpox
was low with milkmaids
Discovered those who
had Cow Pox were far
less likely to develop
Smallpox
The word Vaccination
comes from Latin for
Cow “Vacca”
The 1800’s (19
th
Industrial Revolution.
Advancements
occurred because of
the development of
machines and ready
access to books
Average life span 4065 Years
Many Vaccines and
medications were
developed
Century)
Treatment for diseases
was more specific
after the causes for
diseases were
identified.
Women became
active in medicine
Infection control with
methods to stop the
spread of disease
The 1800’s (19
th
Century)
1818. James Blundell
Performed the First
Successful blood
transfusion on humans
1816 Rene Laennec
Invented the stethoscope.
Published a book on
Auscultation (Listening to
internal sounds)
1840 Ignaz Semmelweis
Encouraged doctors to
wash hands with lime
between Autopsies and
Deliveries. Idea Resisted
The 1800’s (19
th
Century)
1854 Florence Nightingale
Reformed Nursing,
established efficient &
sanitary nurses. Is the
founder of Modern Nursing
1865 Joseph Lister began
using Antiseptics in surgery
to prevent infection
1875 Paul Ehrlich,
bacteriologist, detecting &
differentiating
microorganisms &
foundation for modern
theories of Immunity
The 1800’s (19
th
Century)
1880 First Electrical Hearing
Aid
1881 Clara Barton founded
American Red Cross
1882 Robert Koch
developed culture plate
method to identify & isolate
pathogens
1885 Louis Pasteur proved
that microorganisms cause
disease & developed
Pasteurizing milk to kill
bacteria
The 1800’s (19
th
Century)
1892 Dimitri Ivanofski
discovered viruses
1893 Lillian Wald
Started Public Health
Nursing
1895 Wilhelm Roentgen
discovered X-rays
1897 Almroth Wright
developed a vaccine
for typhoid fever
1899 Bayer introduced
Aspirin in powdered
form
The1900’s
20th Century
Most rapid growth in health care
Average life span 60-80 years
New Machines invented, such as X-rays
Medicines such as insulin for diabetes, antibiotics
for infections and vaccines to prevent disease
were developed
Causes for many diseases identified
The structure of DNA and research in gene
therapy
Health care plans to help pay for healthcare
Computer technology help advance medicine
The1900’s
20th Century
1901 Carl Landsteiner
classified the ABO blood
groups
1910 Marie Curie isolates
Radium
1918 Influenza Pandemic
kills more than 21 million
1922 Banting & Best used
insulin for Diabetes
1928 Sir Alexander
Fleming discovered
penicillin
The1900’s
20th Century
1950’s Salk & Sabin
develop vaccines for
Pollio
1953 Crick & Watson
describe the structure of
DNA and how it carries
genetic information
1953 First Heart-Lung
Machine used in open
heart surgery
1963 first Liver Transplant
1964 first Lung Transplant
The1900’s
20th Century
1965 Medicare &
Medicaid enacted
1967 Christian Barnard
performed First
Successful Heart
Transplant
1973 Health
Maintenance
Organizations Formed
(HMO’s)
1975 CT Scans
Developed
1981 AIDS Identified
The1900’s
20th Century
1992 NIH research
Center Established
1995 Chicken Pox
Vaccine
1996 Mad Cow Disease
outbreak
1996 HIPAA act signed
into law
1997 “Dolly” First sheep
was cloned
The 21st Century 2000’s
Human genome project
Embryonic stem cell research
Threat of bioterrorism with the use biologic agents
as weapons
Viruses that can cause pandemic (world-wide)
epidemics
Pandemic
Outbreak of disease over a wide
geographic area
Influenza pandemics have occurred throughout
history
H5N1 viruses—avian flu virus
Viruses can mutate and also exchange
genetic information
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