abstract
| - The Healer Hall started out as wards for the Fever Year at first, and was called the College and Infirmary The earliest healers were trained at an infirmary at Landing, in such fields as midwifery, surgery, and first aid. The Healer Hall was one of the worst victims of the gradual loss of technology Pern suffered over the years. They would lose the ability to perform most surgeries and to identify and treat illnesses using scientific methods. However, they developed excellent preventative measures, and made excellent use of native plants. However, the discovery of AIVAS in the Ninth Pass allowed the Healers to revive many lost techniques from the AI's memory banks, including surgical techniques, bacterial identification and the production of antibiotics. These techniques would result in many lives being saved over the years, as cures were rediscovered for many conditions that were historically fatal.
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