Who would you see if you were ill in the Middle Ages

Question	Answer
Who were the only people who had official medical training?	Trained physicians
Who's ideas did physicians base thier treatments on?	Galen's
How were free hospitals funded?	By charities
Give two examples of the types off surgery carried out by barber surgeons	Cutting out bladder stones, amputating limbs
Who would make remedies based on herbs plants and minerals?	Housewife physicians or apothecaries
How did hospitals treat their patients?	By giving them rest, a good diet, praying for them - no real treatments used.
Who would be the most expensive person to see if you were ill?	Trained Physician
Who would make medicines or ointments for you or the physician?	Apothecary
Who would do basic surgery?	Barber-Surgeon
Who would deal with childbirth and broken bones?	Housewife-physician / Wise Woman
Other than going to a hospital wha twould you do to seek a cure by God?	Prayer or Pilgrimage
Who ran the hospitials in the Middle ages?	Monks or Nuns
What kind of peopel would have been looked after at hospitals?	The old and people with specific illnesses
How would a trianed physician diagnose patients?	Using urine charts and astrological information
Barber-Surgeons could do basic surgery, and what else?	Cut your hair

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	Created by Tom Lea over 11 years ago