History of Science 2151F/G Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hippocratic Oath, The Walking Stick, Venipuncture
22 Apr 2016
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Fig. 1 p8: cheiron, the centaur is depicted. Cheiron also taught the art to achilles who taught it to his friend, Patroclaus went on to treat a wounded soldier. Then talk about how the treatment works (removal), how this is an example of traumatic medicine, etc. 5 p10: this is a vase painting during the pre-socratic times (470 bc, there is a seated physician and various patients on the left of the physician. The physician is about to perform venesection to the patient. Cupping instruments can also be spotted behind the physician: this shows how an office of a typical hippocratic physician may operate. The physician is seated to show his authority, and the patients are lining up in his office for treatment. The physician is treating a patient with venesection, a type of treatment by hand. The vessels (usually near the elbow) are cut to let out blood.
