Treatment Of Wounds During The Renaissance

The aim of treatment of wound management in Mr BW was to safely allow the exudation of pus to drain freely from the wound in order to expedite wound healing. At the same time, to consider the level of comfort, prevent further infection, increased mobility and ensure nutritional

Why did the discoveries of the Renaissance make little practical difference to medical treatment between c1500-c1700?

Let’s go way back, all the way to 1861, the beginning of the Civil War. The Civil War was a battle between the Confederacy (south) and the Union (north). This was a battle to end slavery in the south. There were about 1,264,000 soldiers that died, and about 644,000 people were injured. As you may know, our medical field has drastically improved over the years since then. But back at that time, there wasn’t a lot that was yet to be known. As the Civil War progressed in its dreadful ways and occurrence of common wounds, that would be the main topic that will be addressed. Now sit back and relax, as we take a trip back to the past of battlefield medicine during the Civil War.

Chest and abdominal wounds were nearly always fatal. Treatment of abdominal wounds often involved pushing in protruding organs and suturing the wound. Food was withheld because fecal material leaking from the intestines caused contamination. Opium was often administered to halt the action of the digestive system. Chest wounds were cleaned and the wound was sutured. Abdominal wounds were fatal in almost 90 percent of the cases reported by Union surgeons.

The following assignment will take the form of a case study. The subject is a 79-year-old sikh gentleman, who will be known as patient X. Patient X only speaks English as his second language. Patient X has developed a wound on his right hip after being admitted a few days previously, after suffering from a stroke. Patient X has a history of a mild stroke and has slow mobility and uses the aid of a frame to mobilise. Patient X is obese, a heavy smoker and now

The REAL Truth Behind How They Treated Wounds in the Civil War! (the answer may shock you)

Secondly, advance in medicine has not only impacted the nation of America, but the globe as well with new innovations that helped the wounded and diseased. A five-year long war had produced a number of medical procedures that helped those who were in need of medical assistance. Despite its barbaric reputation, the medical care during the Civil War had helped dawn a new era with modern medicine. During the battle between a divided nation, the amount of injured people was not only those who were wounded, but there were also those that had been infected with a threatening infection of a body part. War surgeons who had taken part in the Civil War had seen the sheer number of an estimated 40,000 injured people and had eventually found the best procedure

I observed the documentation process from week -2 in my clinical setting and through reading the related documents I gained theoretical knowledge of documentation . I week -4 I did the the return demonstration of documentation with my instructor successfully and started the documentation process in clinical and developed my communication skill . I think my learning plan helped me to achieve this goal . When I started this semester I wanted to learn about the wound care . To achieve this goal I observed the techniques of wound care in week -10 demonstrated by my instructor and reviewed the related resources of wound care . In week -11 I was successful in return demonstration of wound care and evaluated by my instructor . The plan I made

(Science Museum) During the Gilded Age, surgeons were just beginning to clean their instruments with a solution called, “carbolic acid.”(How Antiseptic Surgery) This solution helped surgery become less dangerous due to infections. Amputations were the most common surgery in that time.

Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, usually known as Paracelsus, was born in Einsiedeln, Switzerland on either the 11th November or 17th December 1493. This was the time of the Renaissance. He died on the 24th September 1541. During this period of time surgery was practiced mostly by barbers, who used the same tools for both their trades. Medicine was primitive and painful in this era. There was much controversy over how to manage wounds, for example the argument of whether or not pus was good. Cauterization, or the burning of a wound to close it, was the main way to stop bleeding. All in all, most medicinal views were based off of unproved theories. Magic was not used in healing at this time as witch burnings were still taking place. It was very taboo, and had no place in healing where he worked. As a wizard, Paracelsus is credited

Infection was a serious case back then because antibiotics weren’t around until the late 1920s. Doctors used all of their meds to prevent infection but none can do so they did the practice of ‘debridement’ where they cut the tissues around the wound to prevent other tissues from being infected and after the tissue was cut away, the wound will be sealed.

As late as the 19th century, aseptic surgery was not routine practice. Sterilization of instruments began

Dale Gordon has been a patient in the ICU for 6 days after developing complications after open heart surgery. He is an 82-year-old African American who is disoriented to place and time. He lives with his daughter Claudia in her home. Claudia and her two brothers visit Mr. Gordon daily since he has been hospitalized. Mr. Gordon has not been eating well since the surgery and has lost 3 pounds. Mr. Gordon has type 2 diabetes and is on oral antihyperglycemic medication. Before he came to the hospital, Mr. Gordon was able to only ambulate for short distances. He has orders to get up in a chair twice a day. Joan, a student nurse, is caring for Mr. Gordon this morning. She has reviewed his medical record and is now ready to start caring for him.

Outline and discuss a clinical audit that you have undertook into one aspect of care delivery and reflect upon the experience using Driscoll’s model of structured reflection. Word Count (2197)

This essay it will explain the Aseptic Technique and how it is used to prevent the spread of infection in wounds. It will also give a personal experience of performing the technique.