History of medicine. Basics of medical ethics (most important)

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9. Fundamentals of medical ethics

The foundations of modern medical ethics and deontology are also rooted in the ancient period. Then there were five main treatises, which contained information about what moral, physical, spiritual qualities a real doctor should have.

These were such works as "The Oath", "On the Doctor", "Law", "Instructions", "On Causal Behavior". These works mainly spoke about the need for a doctor to educate himself in such qualities as determination, neatness, aversion to vice, contempt for money, an abundance of thoughts, a denial of fear of the gods, for a good doctor himself is equated with God.

A true healer had to comprehend knowledge not only from the field of medicine, but also all those that are useful and can be useful, and also be able to keep in mind all the information known to him and apply them as needed.

However, the excessive application of this knowledge in practice, when they could cause harm, was condemned, because the first law of healing was the law "first of all, do no harm."

In addition, the doctor should not have paid special attention to monetary rewards, especially if the patient is in serious condition or poor (helping the poor was a holy deed).

Along with knowledge of his business, a person involved in medicine had to look neat and dignified so that people would have no doubts about his professional qualities. All the rules set forth in the "Oath" and other works on medical

ethics were strictly observed, for people feared not only the wrath of their compatriots and reprisals from the government, but also the punishment of the gods.

In the modern world, each state has its own doctor's oath, which reflects the level of development of medicine, national and religious traditions, but they all retain common features with the ancient Greek oath.

Thus, the "Hippocratic Collection" contains quite a few works whose authorship can be attributed to Hippocrates, and the names mentioned there - "Hippocratic Oath", "Hippocratic Bench", "Hippocratic Medicine" - did not appear because were what Hippocrates invented directly, but because many discoveries of that time were associated with the name of Hippocrates as the name of the then most famous doctor.

These names simultaneously glorified the era in which certain innovations appeared. Therefore, Hippocrates is more of a legend of Ancient Hellas, but a beautiful and noble legend. In no case should we belittle his merits in the formation and development of world medicine.

Author: Bachilo E.V.

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