How to respond to mystery and tragedy? CRISIS MEETING How to respond to mystery and tragedy?
Deadly Mystery It is 1349 Started in 1347 Killing about one third of population in Europe Killing 7500 victims each day Killing 200 million people Changing life in Europe forever People are trying all sorts of crazy ideas… No-one knows how to stop it! We call it the Plague, the Bubonic Plague or the Black Death
Solve the mystery… You are doctors Look at current ideas Research the disease Write a report Tell us what we should do?!
Treatments Carry sweet smelling ___________________ Close ________________________ Wear ________________________ Whip ________________________ Eat rotten tree ________________________ Take ________________________ Crush and eat ________________________ Bathe in ________________________ Strap chicken’s ________________________ to lymph-nodes ________________________ minority groups
Treatments Carry sweet smelling flowers and herbs Close windows Wear masks Whip selves Eat rotten tree apple Take blood Eat crushed emeralds Bathe in urine Strap chicken’s backside to lymph-nodes Burn minority groups
Other responses Quarantine (separate) houses Quarantine towns Bury dead people out of town Go on a pilgrimage Run!
Questions If the Plague is to be stopped, what do you need to find out about it? When …? Where …? Who …? How …? Why …? How will you make sure your information is true?