history of health care pratt

By copratt24
  • 4000 BCE

    primitive time

    primitive time
    they believed Illness and diseases were a punishment from the Gods
    the Average life span 20 years
  • 3000 BCE

    Ancient Egyptians

    Ancient Egyptians
    they used Bloodletting or leeches thinking it was a medical treatment
    Physicians were priests
  • 1700 BCE

    Ancient Chinese

    Ancient Chinese
    they Began to search for medical reasons for illness
    Believed in the need to treat the whole body by curing the spirit and nourishing the body
  • 1200 BCE

    Ancient Greeks

    Ancient Greeks
    Believed illness was a result of natural causes
    the Average life span 25-35 years
  • 753 BCE

    Ancient Romans

    Ancient Romans
    they established first hospital caring for solders in their homes
    First public health and sanitation systems by building sewers and aqueducts
  • 400

    dark age

    dark age
    Monks and priests treated patients with prayer
    Began after the fall of the Roman Empire
  • 800

    middle age

    middle age
    Bubonic Plague killed 75% of population in Europe and Asia
    Renewed interest in medical practices of Greek and Romans
  • 1350

    Renaissance

    Renaissance
    Average life span 30-40 years
    Dissection of body led to increased understanding of anatomy and physiology
  • 1501

    16th/17th

    16th/17th
    Cause of disease still not known – many people died from infections
    Average life span 35/45 years

  • 18th

    18th
    Average life span 40-50 years
    John Hunter (1728-1793), established scientific surgical procedures and introduced tube feeding

  • 19th

    19th
    Formal training for nurses began
    Average life span 40-60 years

  • 20th

    20th
    Test tube babies
    Health Care Plans developed to help pay the cost of care
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