Surgery and Anatomy- Prehistoric World

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  • The Prehistoric World
    • Limited knowledge of the human body and the tools they had
    • There is some evidence of successful procedures
      • Trepanning- would cut holes in the skull in order to let out bad spirits with they believed caused headaches.
      • Used splints to stabilise Brocken bones allowing them to heal naturally
      • Some prehistoric people performed amputations which the patient survived.
        • people were able to control bleeding and infection to some degree
    • Basic knowledge of anatomy
      • Cave paintings show animals being speared through the hear- understood it was an important organ
      • Attacks from wild beasts would have caused serious injuries, allowing people to gain some knowledge of the human body.

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