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

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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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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

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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. 

Karl Landsteiner

Richard Lewisohn

Starling & Bayliss

Casimir Funk 

1902

Blood Groups

Austria

Germany

Vitamins

Sodium Citrate

Hormones

1912

1913

Poland

1901

Great Britain

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

On the next few slides, answer the questions. 

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

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

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

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

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.

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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.

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.

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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. 

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

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

On the next few slides, answer the questions. 

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.

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

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

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

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

On the next few slide, answer the question.

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

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

On the next few slide, answer the question.

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.