Medical+Industry

By Ashley Byerly and Katey Reardon (: **  **Birth of Industry:** The Industrial Revolution brought change to the medical industry, starting and improving it all. In 1800s there were many fatal diseases. It started developing, changing and progressing in the 19th century. Better training and better technology helped it grow. Conrad Roentgen discovered X rays in 1895. Many theories also helped it grow over the years. Modern surgery began during the late Renaissance. (c. 1350-c. 1600) Edward Jenner used the first recorded vaccination. Johnson and Johnson helped form the medical industry. It was founded in 1886 by three brothers.
 * The Medical Industry!

Doctors, chemists, scientists and nurses were needed. Training was fundamentally altered in the 19th century also. Clara Barton was the founder of the American Red Cross. Her medical experience was very limited before the Civil War. Also important to the medical industry, Florence Nightingale. Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing and made enormous contributions to the knowledge and improvement of public health. Also, Nightingale was the drive for hospital reform in the mid-nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution raised the standard of living, improved nutrition, and better sanitation. Oliver Wendell Holmes studied medicine in Paris and wrote "The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever."   **Growth of Industry:** During the industrial revolution there were many outbreaks of diseases such as cholera and typhoid fever, causing the growth of a trade, the medical industry. Major change was in the 19th century. Another big change was surgery in the 19th century. In the 1800s it was very risky. Everything had to be done quickly and very carefully until the 20th century. The mid- to late 1900s didn't involve much improvement, but the Industrial Revolution and the rise of the scientific era of medicine both brought an important rise.
 * Labor Relations of Industry:**

The industry is much better today because of how much everything has changed. There are plenty of jobs available. Doctors and nurses are needed. Nurses are always needed, no matter where you go in world, you can find a nursing job. Nurses in Sharon, PA on average make 42,000 a year. Doctors make different amounts depending on what kind of work they specialize in. For nurses, everyday is different. About 60 percent of nurses work in a hospital environment.  Nanotechnology will revolutionize health care and environmental protection like transportation and manufacturing revolutionized the first industrial revolution. The main focus now is to find cures for dangerous diseases like AIDS and cancer. 
 * Industry Today:**

First Medical Tools

Sara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross

Florence Nightingale, Founder of Modern Nursing



Oliver Wendell Holmes, wrote "The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever"

References: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0932661.html http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Timeline_of_medicine_and_medical_technology/ http://history-timeline.deepthi.com/medical-history-timeline/medical-history-timeline-upto-1900.html http://www.notablebiographies.com/Mo-Ni/Nightingale-Florence.html http://www.redcross.org/museum/history/claraBarton.asp

Questions About the Medical Industy:

Q: Who invented the X rays and in what year?

Q: Why do you think training was fundamentally alterred in the 19th century?

Q: What do you think it would be like now if so many changes weren't made?

Q: On average how much do nurse in Sharon PA make yearly?

Q: Name 3 important people in the medical industry and what they did.