20th Century Flashcards
1
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how did the first magic bullet come into place
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- ehrlich set up a team of scientists to search for a magic bullet - chemical compound that would attack + kill microbe causing specific disease
- team worked for many years - tested many compounds of Salvarsan to find one to cure syphilis
- 1909 - dr hata joined the team & discovered they had rejected a compound that worked - 606th
2
Q
what was the importance of Salvarsan 606
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- major step in progress of medicine as it was the first chemical that could used to kill infection in the body
- however it was made from arsenic - poisonous
3
Q
how did the second magic bullet - prontosil come about
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- 1932 domagk discovered 2nd magic bullet (prontosil)
- killers germs causing blood poisoning
- tested it on mice which was successful
- his daughter got blood poisoning - injected her with prontosil & she recovered
4
Q
what were some early problems with the nhs
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- Britain had very little money after WW2 to pay for the NHS
- long waiting times + delays
- hospitals throughout England needed updating & most were in south east - not enough around England
5
Q
how did the gov begin to improve NHS by 1960
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- more hospitals built around England
- quality care commission set up to monitor hospital quality
- GP’s charter 1966 - gave incentives to gps who kept up with medical research & encouraged GP’s to work together
6
Q
what was the impact of the NHS
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- anyone regardless of social bg could get the same level of service for free
- NHS increased average life expectancy massively as it was free (83 in 2015)
- specialist doctors + nurses treat patients & patients can now access a range of treatments e.g blood lung transplants
7
Q
what were changes in surgical treatment
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- keyhole surgery - tiny cameras + instruments to operate - quicker healing
- robotic surgery - surgeons can now use computers to control instruments for practice surgery - used for brain surgery
