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James Lind & Scurvy

The Experiment

When discovering the cure for scurvy

did James Lind and his

contemporaries use the scientific

method?

Did James Lind use a Scientific Method?

- 20th of May 1747

- 6 Treatments

- 12 Patients

James Lind

- No

- Trial & Error

History

- Pioneer in discovering the

cure scurvy

- Naval Surgeon

- At sea for almost 8 years continuously

- On his Voyage - HMS Salisbury, he conducted his Scurvy experiment

What is a scientific method?

- One of the oldest diseases in human history

- Ancient Egypt

- Early Modern Era

- Crusades

- Vasco da Gama (1460-1524)

- Became most prominent in the 15th & 16th century amongst sea voyagers

- 18th Century

- James Cook (1728)

What is Scurvy?

What do you think?

- Combines elements from the rational and empirical method to form a systematic way to perform experiments

Thank you for listening

Did James Lind use the scientific method?

Sara & Simone

- A disease that occurs through the lack of Vitamin C and Ascorbic Acid

- Common amongst sailors and people with limited diets that do not include fruits and vegetables

- Takes 6 months to get it from a healthy body

References

Symptoms

- Apathy

- Weakness

- Easy Bruising

- Tiny to large skin hemorrhages

- Friable bleeding gums

- Loose teeth

- Swollen legs

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- Milne, L. (2012). Who was James Lind, and what exactly did he achieve. JRSM, 105, 503-508.

- Pimentel, L. (2003). Scurvy: Historical Review and Current Diagnostic Approach. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 21, 328-332.

- Trohler, U. (2005). Lind and scurvy: 1747 to 1795. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 98, 519-522.

- Zeelenberg, Rene. (Feb. 6, 2015). An Introduction. Erasmus University College, Rotterdam.

- Baron, J.H. (2009). Sailors' scurvy before and after James Lind - a reassessment. Nutrition Reviews, 67, 315-332.

- Jukes, T.H. (1989). The Prevention and Conquest of Scurvy, Beri-Beri, and Pellagra. Preventive Medicine, 18, 877-883.

- Lind, J. (1753). Excerpt. In A Treatise of the Scurvy (p. 1-3).

- Maat, G.J.R. (2004). Scurvy in Adults and Youngsters: the Dutch Experience. A Review of the History and Pathology of a Disregarded Disease. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 14, 77-81.

- Magiorkinis, E., Beloukas, A., & Diamantis, A. (2011). Scurvy: Past, present and future. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 0, 147-152.

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