in this context, medical treatments which involve cutting into the body

the process of adding an amount of blood to a person’s body

the process in which blood changes into a solid state to form a thick mass or lump

an operation where skin is taken from one part of the body and used to replace damaged skin elsewhere

an artificial body part, such as an arm, that replaces a missing part

Improvements in modern surgery

History

Medieval ideas about the causes of illness and disease

Medieval approaches to treating and preventing disease

Medieval surgery

Medieval caregivers

The role of Christianity in Medieval medicine

The nature and importance of Islamic medicine and surgery

Medieval public health in towns and monasteries

The Black Death

Renaissance ideas about disease and illness

Renaissance approaches to treatment and prevention

Renaissance changes in anatomy and surgery

William Harvey

Hospital care in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries

The Great Plague of 1665

John Hunter

Edward Jenner and vaccination

New 19th century ideas about the causes of disease and illness

19th century approaches to treatment and prevention

A 19th century revolution in surgery

The growth of hospital care in the 19th century

Fighting cholera in London in the 19th century

Improvements in public health in the 19th century

Modern advances in understanding the causes of illness and disease

Modern improvements in diagnosis

The development of magic bullets and antibiotics

Modern approaches to medical treatment

The Liberal reforms and public health

The welfare state and the NHS

Modern approaches to the prevention of illness and disease

The fight against lung cancer in the 21st century

In this unit, pupils learn about a theme in British history over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine this theme, analysing the impact it had in Medieval, Early Modern, Industrial and Modern Britain, with a particular focus on change and continuity.

Thematic Studies

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Write the missing word. {{}} is the process in which blood changes into a solid state to form a thick mass or lump.

Write the missing word. A {{}} is an artificial body part, such as an arm, that replaces a missing part.

What was used during WWI to identify where problems were inside patients bodies?

Blood transfusions were common by the end of the 19th century.

Blood transfusions were common by the outbreak of WWI.

Blood transfusions were common by the end of WWI.

Blood transfusions were common by the end of WWII.

Identify the accurate benefits of robotic surgery.

Write the missing word. The term {{}} medicine refers to medical practices conducted by trained professionals, based on scientific methods and evidence.

Which practice uses X-rays to destroy cancer cells?

In which century did antibiotics first become available?

Which treatment involves the use of needles?

Other than pain and infection, what was the other major problem of surgery before 1800?

Ambroise Paré uses an ointment containing turpentine to treat wounds

John Hunter experiments with surgical alternatives to amputation

James Simpson discovers that chloroform can be used as anaesthetic

Joseph Lister promotes the use of carbolic acid as an antiseptic

Aseptic surgery becomes increasingly common in hospitals

Starting with the earliest, sort the following developments into chronological order.

Starter Quiz