Medical Care in the Home
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Chapter 3
Reflections of the Past
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History is relevant to understanding the past, defining the present, and influencing the Future.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Explain the purpose of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
- Describe how advances in medicine over the centuries have not consistently been followed & continue to serve as reminders of the need to understand & build upon best practices.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Explain how the conflicts of society due to politics, religion, & warfare have often impeded the growth of hospitals & at times contributed to their progression and many successes.
- Describe how the advances in medicine led to the rise of the modern-day hospital & improved upon the quality of patient care.
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Who Am I?
I was Created at the End of the Renaissance,
Watched Pirates Rule the Oceans,
As Ivan, the Terrible Ruled Russia,
And witnessed the arrest of Galileo,
For Believing the Earth Revolved Around the Sun.
I AM HISTORY
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History, despite its wrenching pain,
cannot be unlived,
but if faced with courage,
need not be lived again.
−Maya Angelou
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Hindu & Early Egyptian Hospitals
- 6th century BC: Buddha appointed a physician for every 10 villages
- built hospitals for the crippled & the poor;
- Provided Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
- Administered Medications
- Provided Massages
- Maintained Rules of Personal Cleanliness
Hindu Physicians
- Took Daily Baths
- Keep Hair & Nails Short
- Wore White Clothes
- Respected Confidence of Patients
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Egyptian Physicians
- Used Castor Oil & Opium
- Used Wooden Mallet for Anesthesia
- Surgery mostly limited to Fractures
- Medical Care in the Home
- Temples functioned as Hospitals
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