What were the significant breaktroughs in medicine in the twentieth century? (p. 100 - 107)

Healthcare & Medicine 
Statement of Inquiry
The health of communities requiers effective governance and the development of welfare systems

Key Concept: Systems
Related Concepts: Governance
Global Context: Fairness and development
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Healthcare & Medicine 
Statement of Inquiry
The health of communities requiers effective governance and the development of welfare systems

Key Concept: Systems
Related Concepts: Governance
Global Context: Fairness and development

Slide 1 - Slide

Healthcare & Medicine 
This class, you will investigate what were the significant breakthroughs in medicine in the twentieth century. 

We will focus on the two war periods:
  • Word War I
  • World War II

Slide 2 - Slide

Healthcare & Medicine 

Read the intro text right after the title of the paragraph on p. 100. 

In twentieth century the changes and improvements in medicine continued and gained pace. 

On the next slide, drag the inventions, dates and nationality to the right person. 

Slide 3 - Slide

Karl Landsteiner
Richard Lewisohn
Starling & Bayliss
Casimir Funk 
1902
Blood Groups
Austria
Germany
Vitamins
Sodium Citrate
Hormones
1912
1913
Poland
1901
Great Britain

Slide 4 - Drag question

Healthcare & Medicine 

Read the text about healthcare and medicine during the First World War on p. 100 - 101. 

On the next few slides, answer the questions. 

Slide 5 - Slide

Although there were millions of casualties during WWI, the situation led to substatial improvements in surgery.
List 4 reasons why these improvements happened.

Slide 6 - Open question

Give the main cause that led to breakthroughs in understanding how to store blood.

Slide 7 - Open question

In about 50 words, describe how the French "triage" system works.

Slide 8 - Open question

In about 50 words, explain why having a bullet deep inside your body can't kill you instantly, but could eventually led to death.

Slide 9 - Open question

Consider the following statement:
"Plastic surgery is a more than 100 years old procedure"

In about 50 words, explain why you think this statement is true or false.

Slide 10 - Open question

Healthcare & Medicine 

Read the text about "Did the First World War benefit medicine?" on p. 102 

Watch the video about medical treatment during the First World War.

On the next few slide, answer the question.

Slide 11 - Slide

Slide 12 - Video

In about 100 words, justify with the use of examples and well supported arguments from the text and the video the following statement:
The First World War was beneficial for the progress of medicine".

In your answer, show at least 2 different views on the progress in medicine.

Slide 13 - Open question

Healthcare & Medicine 
The Second World War was a war on an even greater scale than the First World War. In the years between the wars (1918 - 1939), research had coninued on both the prevention and the cures of diseases, aided by new inventions.

Read all the text on p. 103 about medical progress during the interwar period

On the next slide, drag the key-words to the right person. 



Slide 14 - Slide

Edgar Allen
Paul Ehrlich 
Gerhard Domagk
Alexander Fleming 
1932
Discoverd female hormone oestrogen
1923
1909
Great Britain
Found a treatment to syphilis
Discovered Prontosil cured blood poisoning
1928
USA
Rediscovered penicilin
USA
Germany

Slide 15 - Drag question

Healthcare & Medicine 

Read the text about healthcare and medicine during the Second World War on p. 104 - 105. 

On the next few slides, answer the questions. 

Slide 16 - Slide

In about 50 words, explain whith the use from examples on p. 104 and 105 (also check out the cursive text and Figure 5.23) how penicilin became such a game changer during WWII.

Slide 17 - Open question

List three examples of new surgical tchniques that were developed during the Second World War.

Slide 18 - Open question

In about 50 words, describe how scientists and doctors prepared soldiers for diseases that occured in the Pacific battle scene.

Slide 19 - Open question

In about 50 words, describe how public health was improved during and after the Second World War.

Slide 20 - Open question

Healthcare & Medicine 


Watch the video about medical treatment during the Second World War.

On the next few slide, answer the question.

Slide 21 - Slide

Slide 22 - Video

In about 100 words, describe with the use of examples from the video how medical service during the invasion of Normandy looked like.

Slide 23 - Open question

Healthcare & Medicine 


Check out SOURCE L - Q on p. 106 - 107. 

On the next few slide, answer the question.

Slide 24 - Slide

For each SOURCE on p. 106 - 107, write down in one sentence what it suggests about the impact of war on medical progress in the nineteenth and twentieth century.

Slide 25 - Open question