Comparing Military Medicines Of Ancient Rome And Medieval And Renaissance

The logic and principles of medieval medicine shaped those of Modern medicine. Never was there a more efficient method perfected, so much that it remained through history through so many hundreds of years. Today’s concepts of diagnosis, relationships with the church, anatomy, surgery, hospitals and training, and public health were established in the Middle Ages.

The soldiers undertook many different diseases and sicknesses, mentally and physically. The faced outbreaks of measles, small pox, malaria, pneumonia, or camp itch. Soldiers would get malaria when camping in damp areas surrounded by mosquitos, while camp

Sanitation was very important during the Civil War because if nothing was clean it was highly probable you would get sick and die of dysentery. They had no assistance in getting soap, clean clothes, toothpaste, and basic necessities to stay clean. “Civil War camps were often just as dangerous

During the Civil War, the new weapons that were used made it difficult for surgeons and doctors to aide to and save injured men. The lack of advanced knowledge and medical practices gave the time period of the war the nickname of the “medical Middle Ages”. I would agree that this statement is true based off of the practices and tools utilized during the war. The documents presented can be separated into categories based on weapons, medical practices, and results of the war.

Shakespeare, self proclaimed poet and renowned playwright, lived in the age of the Renaissance. More specifically, the time at which the Tudor family ruled England, during these times, there were deep-rooted religious cleansings and ongoing witch hunts, that sought out anyone and everyone that did not follow suit. Shakespeare (1564-1616A.D.) was born in, and lived through the medical renaissance, which was the point between 1400 and 1700A.D. that innovated the medicines used in Europe. These treatments were eventually diffused throughout the world. The most typical consensus made by medical technicians of the time believed in the body to be maintained up by a balance of bodily humors (liquids), though during the mid 1500s new methods of

During the Imperial Period improvements were made in pharmacology, surgery, and Roman army hospitals. These developments were made possible by the Roman Empire by factors of geography, politics, and culture. Therefore, this paper will go into greater detail about these developments, and how the factors made them possible.

In “The Things They Carried”, chewing gum, candy, cigarettes, salt tablets, Kool-Aid packs, C rations, and two to three canteens of water were the essentials for everyday life. “Henry Dobbins, who was a big man, carried extra rations; he was especially fond of canned peaches in heavy syrup over pound cake.” (O’Brien 95) The extra rations that Henry Dobbins carried could have been the extra motivation for him to stay healthy through the war. Good hygiene was a must during war. Jensen carried toothbrush, floss and trial size shampoos. He also used three pairs of socks and foot powder. He was determined to be protected from trench foot. History keeps reminding us over and over how important good hygiene is for our health. During the civil war many men died of infections for, high gene was not number one priority in fact solider didn’t shower in weeks or even months. In WWI the soldiers suffered from trench foot over 20,000 casualties resulting from trench foot were reputed to have been suffered by the British Army alone during the close of 1914. The symptoms of trench foot are when the feet become numb, swollen and turn red. Blisters and sores soon appear and the feet turn blue, then the sores get infected with fungi. In World War II Dysentery occurred it is caused by a bacterial or protozoan infection or infestation of parasitic worms, Symptoms of dysentery include frequent passage of feces and, in some cases, vomiting

The standard treatment at that time was cautery, which was performed by using a burning iron to stop the hemorrhage followed by the use of scalding oil, which would destroy the so thought poison that was in the gunpowder. They believed that bullets were poisonous and therefore used this oil, but all the oil did was prevent the proteins from decomposing which would result in a breakdown of cohesion between the tissues. Only at the dawn of the Renaissance did the treatment of wounds really change.

Many individuals ponder how remarkable it is that humans have lasted this long in a world full of war and through chaotic times. One element that has helped humanity is the use of medicine and healthcare systems. Medicine and healing have been around for many centuries, and has made countless advances in the system and cures to diseases within many civilizations. Instead of discussing the change of medicine over all time and around the world, we will narrow the ways in which a civilization heals their sick into a smaller time period and this period was the era of the Ancient and Medieval Worlds. In the Ancient and Medieval Worlds, medicine and health were very important to help the ill and infirm, and many medical techniques were developed

Many current day medical practices can be traced back to the core concepts of four Roman physicians. Although the Romans were less sophisticated, they discovered and formulated several techniques that are still being used today such as neurostimulation, the cleansing of wounds, the workings of arteries and veins, and pregnancy/childbirth. Roman medicine was primarily influenced by the works of Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Scribonius Largus, Galen of Pergamon, and Soranus of Ephesus.

Roman medicine can be viewed as primitive according to today’s standards, however physicians during this time did contribute to the field. Rome also had similar issues that occurs in modern day society, such as physicians conjuring up magical remedies in profiteering scams. Back then one could purchase a cure for digestive problems that consisted of grounded up horse heals, whereas today people in society will purchase natural brain boosters with the intention of ascending to geniuses through a magic pill. This essay will compare and contrast the issues with medical access, the moral code, and pain management for surgery between Roman and modern medicine.

Long ago in the medieval ages “Greek physicians Galen along with hippocrates's were the reason for the theory about medicine in the middle ages. (Bovey)” During the middle ages there were many different unusual medicines, treatments and diagnoses that they came up with.

Throughout history, there has been many scientific advances in many fields. Healthcare is of course an important topic otherwise not many people would be here today. Anyways, obviously health and medicine has gone through numerous changes and advances as civilization has evolved during mankind’s time on earth. There is almost an uncountable amount of changes that healthcare went through so listing them would be unfeasible. However, it can be pinpointed to three major eras in history which had groundbreaking discoveries. These time periods would be the ancient times, the medieval times, and the modern times.

During 700-1500 there was very little knowledge known about health, medicine and disease, therefore lifestyle patterns in the Muslim world and the Americas during this time contributed to illness. Physicians did not have a clear understanding of how diseases were spreading. Diseases like the Black Death nearly swept the Muslim empire. The preservation of the Greco-Roman empire helped contribute to most of the Muslim world’s modern medicine. Islamic hospitals provided care for the mentally ill patients and various forms of restraints were placed on the violently insane; they were given drugs, baths and medicine to help cure their insanity (Anderson, 2007, p. 144). Cauterizing of battle wounds and surgical practices were new norms developed by

As The Greek empire declined, Rome inherited its medical traditions and knowledge. During the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D health standards dropped considerably and outbreaks occurred of life threatening diseases. Galen of Pergamon, a follower of Hippocrates, gathered much of the medical knowledge of the time and added to it his studies of anatomy and physiology (mostly of animals). In Spite of his errors in describing certain anatomical and physiology phenomena, his writing created the foundation for medicine over 1500 years later in Europe. Though Galen created a historical event, he indeed followed and admired one of the