Unit 1: History of Health Care

Earliest people to maintain accurate health records

First to use acupuncture therapies

began modern medical science by observing human body and effects of disease

First to organize medical care by providing care for injured soldiers

considered dissection as a key to understanding the human body, but was restricted by law to dissect animals

In this time period medicine was only practiced in convents and monasteries

Rebirth of the Science of medicine

studied and recorded the anatomy of the body

first anatomy book was published by

described the circulation of blood to and from the heart

invented the microscope in 1666

identified the Fallopian tubes in the female

identified the Eustachian tube leading from the ear to the throat

made, prescribed, and sold medications

became the first female physician in the United States

discovered the element of oxygen in 1774

invented the bifocals

developed a vaccination for smallpox in 1796

discovered the importance of hand-washing

invented the stethoscope

was the founder of modern nursing

founded the american redcross

known as the father of Microbiology

developed pasteurization and the germ theory of disease