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Medieval Surgery (Barber Surgeons (lots of people (watch surgery, retrain…
Medieval Surgery
Barber Surgeons
lack of medical knowledge
lack of experience
lots of people
watch surgery
retrain patient
crowded
restraint = agony
Streets
no sterile conditions
public
open air
wildlife in streets - unhygenic
Not Sterile
no antiseptics
equipment on the floor
no anaesthetic
opium/alcohol
High Risk of Infection
no antibiotics
no gloves/aprons/masks
hands/equipment not washed
Religious Influence
support of Galen
constant reliance
inaccuracies/mistakes highly likely
Monasteries/Churches
complete trust in Galen/Hippocrates