History of Medicine -3
Advances in surgery
Surgery in the Middle ages was not a highly skilled trade - Barber surgeons.
By the beginning of the 16th century knowledge of anatomy had improved.
The effects of war - developments in warfare – gunpowder caused deep wounds.
Army surgeons showed the highest level of surgical expertise.
Three main challenges facing the surgeon when he was at work were: Pain, Infection & Bleeding.
Amboise Paré - French army surgeon who spent twenty years on war campaigns.
Paré suggested that bleeding arteries should be tied up with silken thread.