Prehistoric Medicine
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- Created on: 18-10-15 15:38
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- Prehistoric Medicine Summary
- Who treated the sick?
- The tribes dedicated medicine man
- Had special charms and was dressed in feathers
- The tribes dedicated medicine man
- Heavily believed in supernatural illness'
- Had special charms and was dressed in feathers
- How were the sick treated?
- Medical Operations were very rare however there were some
- Trephining - let the evil spirits out by drilling hole in the head
- Chants and charms by the medicine man
- Medical Operations were very rare however there were some
- How healthy were people?
- Not very as there we no medical cures for little things
- Had to endure extreme, painful remedies
- Had very good diets as they ate lots of meat and vegetables
- No sugary or fatty foods
- Had very good teeth
- Not very hygienic
- Not very as there we no medical cures for little things
- Diagnosis for Australian Aborigines or Prehistoric People
- It it obvious?
- Yes, common sense
- A cut... Cover with clay and bind with bark
- Broken Arm... Encase in clay and dry in the sun
- No, supernatural
- Chants and charms from medicine man to scare away evil spirits
- Yes, common sense
- It it obvious?
- Who treated the sick?
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