Medicine - Who treated the sick c1350 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryMedicine through time (OCR History A)GCSEEdexcel Created by: GeorgeSmith99Created on: 24-05-15 16:38 Physicians Medically trained at university and required to pass exams Diagnosed illnesses and gave treatments, or sent patients to the apothecary or barber surgeon Expensive so mainly used by the wealthy Very few of them, with women physicians incredibly rare 1 of 5 Apothecaries Received training but no medical qualifications Mixed medicines and ointments based on their own knowledge Cost money (but less than a physician) 2 of 5 Housewife Physicians Usually a village "wise woman" or lady of the manor who treated local people Dealt with childbirth and common injuries/illnesses Mixed herb and plant remedies. Also used charms and spells The cheapest and most accessible option 3 of 5 Monks and Nuns Free Ran hospitals using Church donations. Cared for the elderly or poor (rather than people with common diseases) Some hospitals ran for specific diseases, such as leprosy - kept sufferers away from others 4 of 5 Barber Surgeons No training Carried out bloodletting, pulling teeth and lancing boils Did basic surgery such as amputating limbs (with a very low success rate) Cost less than a physician 5 of 5
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