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History
Evidence has shown that surgeries date back to the Neolithic Age (History of Surgery). The practice of surgery has been dated to be over 3000 years old (Streten). No one knows exactly where surgery originated but many believe that the first surgeries were performed in Ancient Egypt, India, Greece, and Rome. It is also believed that ancient surgeons were doctors and priests. They used conventional medicine as well as ritual and prayers. Though their tools were much more primitive than what is used today, they were still able to perform successful surgeries. There is much evidence to support the idea that the Egyptians were the first to perform brain surgery (Streten). The oldest evidenced surgery was known as trepanation. Trepanation is drilling a hole into the patient’s skull to relieve pressure and fluids. It might sound crazy, but prehistorical evidence has proven that many of the patient’s skulls, after the surgery, healed. India is one of the few countries that still uses trepanation today (Surgery). Susrutha who is regarded as the world’s first surgeon. Susshutra was an Indian physician who authored Susrutha Samhit around 600 B.C. Susrutha Samhita is considered mans oldest surgical writing. Sushruta is known as the "Father of Surgery" because he was the first surgeon to record his surgical ideas. Many techniques which he fathered are still in use today. One of his procedures used today is how plastic surgeons reconstruct the nose and nasal cavities of a patient (Surgery). ……………………………………………………………………………………………… La evidencia indeca que las sirujias empesaron en la era niolitica (History of Surgery). La practica de sirujias empeso ase tres mil años (Streten). Nadie save en donde empesaron las sirujias pero se piensa que empesaon en Egypto, India, Grecia y Roma. Tambien se piensa que los antiguos sirujanos eran doctores y padres. Usaban medecinas y tambien rituales y oraciones. Sus heramientas eran mas primitivas pero ellos podian hacer las sirujias bien. Ay mucha evidencia que indica que los Egyptos fueron los primeros en hacer sirujias del cerebro (Streten). La sirujia con evidencia mas vieja es la trepanacion. Trepanacion es cuando se ase un hollo en la cabeza para quitarle pression al cerebro. Puedo sonar como una cosa loca pero ay evidencia que algunos pacientes sobrevivian y su cabeza se aliviava normalmente. India es uno de los pocos paices donde todavia se practica la trepanacion (Surgery). Susrutha es conosido como el primer sirujano del mundo. El era un doctor Indio que escribio el libro Susrutha Samhit alrededor de 600 B.C. El es conosido co “El Padre de la Sirujia” porque fue el primer sirujano que escribio todo lo que asia en records. Hoy todavia se usan algunas de sus tecnicas sirujanas. Una de ellas es la manera en que los sirujanos hoy reconstruyen la nariz (Surgery). |
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History of Surgery. Medical Books.com. 1 August 2007. http://www.medicalbooks.com/skin-surgery.html "Surgery." Wikipedia.com. 31 July 2007. 1 August 2007. 2007http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgery#History Streten, Katie et al. 25 July 2007. 1 August 2007 http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/browse/about.html. |
