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Romans Begin Public Health and Sanitation Systems
In 1700 B.C.E. the Romans started to have public health and sanitations systems. -
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Hippocrates Lived
The Father of Medicine, Hippocrates lived from 460 B.C.E. - 377 B.C.E. -
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1000 BCE Health records are maintained
The ancient Egyptians are the first to maintain accurate health records. -
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Acupuncture begins to be used
The Chinese began using acupuncture around the Stone Age (2000 BCE) though the time is not exact. It was used to relieve pain and congestion. -
Period: 400 to Jan 1, 1400
The Dark Ages
Emphasis was placed on saving the soul and study of medicine was prohibited. Many plagues took place during this time period. -
Jan 1, 1284
First Eyeglasses Invented
Around 1284 in Italy, Salvino D'Armate is credited with inventing the first wearable eye glasses. -
Jan 1, 1487
Leonardo da Vinci draws the Vitruvian Man
Leonardo da Vinci used dissection to draw the human body, and in 1487 he drew the famous Vitruvian Man -
First Microscope Invented
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Circulation of blood to and from the heart is described
William Harvey published his book on the circulation of blood. -
First Mercury Thermometer Created
Gabriel Fahrenheit created what is to be considered the first modern thermometer. -
First successful appendectomy
Claudius Aymand performs the first successful appendectomy -
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Revolutionary War
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Bifocals were invented
Benjamin Franklin invented the bifocal lenses because was tired of switching glasses for seeing far away and up close. -
Vaccine for Smallpox Developed
Edward Jenner developed a vaccine for smallpox in 1796. -
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The French Revolution
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Stethoscope is invented
Rene Laennec invented it and it consisted of a wooden tube and was monaural -
Modern nursing began
Florence Nightengale got her first job as a nurse in 1851 and continued to improve the idea of nursing for hospitals. -
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Civil War
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Pasteurization of Milk Begins
Louis Pasteur beings pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria in1862 -
Patterns of heredity were established
Gregory Mendel explained this conceived the concept of heredity units, (genes). These often expressed dominant or recessive characteristics. He then worked out the pattern of inheritance of various traits and produced two generalisations that became known as the laws of heredity. -
Disinfectants and Antiseptics used During Surgery
British Surgeon Joseph Lister began using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery -
The American Red Cross is Founded
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881 -
Culture Plate Method Developed
Robert Koch developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens in 1881 -
First Successful Open Heart Surgery
Daniel Hale Williams repaired the torn pericardium of a knife would patient on July 10, 1893 at Provident Hospital on Chicago. The patient recovered about 55 days later. -
X-Rays were discovered
William Roentgen found that X-Rays would pass through human tissue leaving the bones and metals visible. -
Radium is Isolated
Marie and Pierre Curie successfully isolate radioactive radium salts from the mineral pitchblende in their laboratory in Paris. -
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World War 1
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Band Aid
Earle Dickson invented the band-aid in 1921. -
Penicillin is discovered
Sir Alexander Fleming discovered that penicillin is an antibacterial agent that could kill disease-causing bacteria. -
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The Great Depression
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World War II
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The Cold War
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Korean War
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Polio Vaccine
In 1952 Jonas Salk developed the vaccine for polio -
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Vietnam War
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John F Kennedy Assassinated
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First heart transplant surgery
Christian Bainard performed the first heart transplant, the patient died 18 days later. -
The First Car is Invented
The first modern car was invented by Karl Benz in 1886. This helped to be able to transport medicine and patients. -
First Cast
In the year 860 AD, an Arabian physician mixed lime with egg white to create a hard mixture, prior to plaster. -
Began using animal gut for suture material
Rhazes was credited as the first to use animal gut for suture material
