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A Revision Quiz about surgery for AQA GCSE History Britain, Health and the People c1000-Present Day.
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1
What was in John of Arderne's pain killing ointment?
egg yolk, turpentine and oil of roses
opium and alcohol
hemlock, opium and henbane
aspirin
2
What was the English surgeon John Aderne famous for?
Operating on verrucas
Operating on boils on people's faces
Operating on growths inside a person's anus
Operating on growths inside a person's stomach
3
Pare also used ligatures to tie off wounds after amputation. Whose idea was this originally?
John of Arderne
Galen
Hippocrates
Pare
4
What anaesthetic did Sir Humphrey Davy use?
Nitrous oxide (laughing gas)
methane
chloroform
carbon dioxide
5
What was the survival rate for John of Arderen's patients?
over 60%
over 30%
over 50%
over 20%
6
During the medieval period which minor operations would a barber surgeon do?
A hysterectomy
Pull out teeth
Set broken bones
A labotomy
7
In what year was it ruled that surgeons had to work for 1 year in a hospital to be qualified?
1813
1814
1811
1812
8
In 1870 why did the Surgeon's Hall riot take place at Edinburgh University?
They broke into the anaesthetic store room.
There weren't enough corpses to dissect.
Male students attacked female students taking medical exams.
They were told they had to work in hospitals for 3 yrs.
9
What was burking?
Stealing corpses from a graveyard.
Stealing medical ideas from someone else.
Committing murder so you can dissect the body.
Wearing a burka.
10
What did most surgeons use to cauterise (seal up) wounds in the 1500s-1700s?
Hot oil
Ligatures
Hot wax
Hot fat
11
John Hunter was a surgeon in the 1700s. What did he believe?
The best way to heal deep wounds was to leave it to nature.
The best way to treat deep wounds was to use penicillin.
The best way to heal deep wounds was to amputate.
The best way to treat deep wounds was glue.
12
In what period of time was Ambroise Pare a surgeon
The Twentieth Century 1900s
The Early Modern Period 1800s
The Renaissance 1500s-1700s
The medieval period 1000s-1400s
13
Which of these is not a reason for people opposing developments in surgery during the 1800s?
Worries about the inaccuracies of carbolic acid
Jealousy towards Simpson and Lister
They didn't like doctors
Mortality rates increased
14
What did the surgeon William Halstead do that people though was odd.
Wear surgical gloves
Scrub up before surgery
Use aseptic surgery
Use anaesthetics
15
What did Karl Landsteiner discover in 1901
Blood Groups
How to store blood
DNA
Finger printing
16
How did Ignaz Semmelweiss cut the death rate on his maternity ward from 35% to less than 1%?
Making Doctors wash their hands in carbolic acid.
Making Doctors wash their hands in calcium chloride.
Making Doctors wash their hands with soap and water.
Making Doctors use antiseptic wipes.
17
Which one of these is not a problem connected with surgery?
Blood Loss
Pain
Infection
Balancing the four humours
18
In 1853 what gas did Queen Victoria use during childbirth
Chloroform
Oxygen
Nitrous oxide
Ether
19
Who was the famous surgeon that treated pilots from WW2 with Skin Grafts
Sir Harold Ridley
Howard Florey
Sir Archibald McIndoe
Harold Gillies
20
What was discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895?
Radiotheraphy
CT Scans
X Rays
Chemotherapy
21
What is Aseptic Surgery?
Surgery where the instruments and wound are sterilised.
Surgery where anaesthetic is used.
Sterile, totally free from contamination, surgery.
Surgery where a blood transfusion is given.
22
To become a barber surgeon in the medieval period what training would you have?
Three years at medical school.
Seven years at medical school.
No training
Serve an apprenticeship
23
What did William Harvey prove after experimenting on animals?
That bleeding as a cure was successful.
That veins in the human body had valves.
The heart was a pump & blood flowed 1 way around the body.
The liver didn't make new blood to replace around the body.
24
At the siege of Milan 1536 Pare ran out of oil. What did he use to cauterise wounds instead?
Egg yolk, turpentine and wax
Egg yolk, turpentine and oil of roses
Egg yolk, turpentine and opium
Egg yolk, turpentine and lavender
25
In what year were the first blood banks set up?
1915
1930
1920
1910
