History of Science 2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Kymograph, Pharmacology, Unconsciousness

• School: Western University
• Department: History of Science
• Course: History of Science 2220
• Professor: Lawrence Burns

Document Summary

History of medicine lecture 17 surgery and technology. Notice how things have changed, in latin times they were the low. Big source of on the ground training. On the job training, it is inconceivable that you will be operated on by someone who has not operated before. Tools look like regular tools (saws, pliers, tongues), but you are using them on the body. Broad field, you can specialize, but there is also general surgeons. It is a skill, but because medicine is so specialized, you want brain surgeons working on the brain, etc. Could be from a fall, arthritis, inflammation, etc. There are many causes but it is really painful. A lot of it now because of the shalooley decision, where they were going to allow private care if wait times did not go down. They saw off the joint and put a new one. Prosthetic hips are made from metal and plastic.