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

surgery which involved drilling a hole into the skull

a substance that makes you unable to feel pain

the action of burning body tissue using heat to stop an injury from bleeding or getting infected

Medieval surgery

History

Medieval ideas about the causes of illness and disease

Medieval approaches to treating and preventing disease

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

Improvements in modern surgery

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

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

Depiction or discussion of serious mental health issues including eating disorders, self-harm, suicide or attempted suicide, or the aftermath of such an event.

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

Which surgical procedure involves cutting off part of a person's body?

What was the most common medieval surgical procedure?

Which medieval surgeon recommended using wine to help fight infections?

Match each of the major problems with medieval surgery with the methods which were mainly used to try and manage them.

There were no changes during the medieval period.

There were some changes but the impact of these was limited.

There were significant changes which overcame the major problems of surgery.

Which statement is most accurate about medieval surgery?

donating blood from one person to another

acting before a person becomes unwell to protect their health

explaining what caused a person to become unwell

trying to restore the good health of someone who is unwell

What does the treatment of illness and disease involve?

Herbal remedies which included mint could be good for treating what conditions?

Complete the sentence. Pomanders were used to protect people from ...

When did the Theory of Opposites recommend people eat peppers?

Medieval surgery

Lesson outcome

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