18th and 19th Century Medicine Flashcards
Which years are covered by the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries?
1700-1900
When was Germ Theory published, and by whom?
- Louis Pasteur
When was the bacteria causing TB identified, and who identified it?
- Robert Koch
What procedure for studying bacteria cultures did Koch publicise?
The use of agar jelly in a petri dish, as well as staining bacteria so it could be more easily studied
What did Florence Nightingale believe caused disease and how did this affect how she ran her wards?
Miasma. Emphasised the need for hygiene, fresh air etc.
When did Florence Nightingale publish Notes on Hospitals?
1859
At which hospital did Nightingale establish a training school for nurses?
St Thomas’
Which two key developments improved surgery in the 198th and 19th centuries?
Anaesthetics and Antiseptics
What was Chloroform and when was it first used?
An anaesthetic. From 1847
What was the Black Period of Surgery?
The period between the 1850s and 1870s when death rates from infection increased in surgery
Who developed the first antiseptic?
Joseph Lister
What is an antiseptic?
Something that kills germs. Eg carbolic acid
When did Lister first soak bandages in carbolic acid to prevent infection?
1865
When did Lister develop the carbolic spray?
1866
What kind of surgery was commonplace by 1900?
Aseptic