GCSE Medicine Booklet 4

Question 1

How did Fleming discover penicillin in ____?

Answer 1

1928, By chance. Mould formed in one of his petri dishes while he was on holiday. It had killed the germ inside.

Question 2

Who developed the work of Fleming?

Answer 2

Florey and Chain who started to experiment on mice and humans in 1941.

Question 3

Who did Florey and Chain first experiment on?

Answer 3

A policeman who had an infection from a rose. After initial improvement he died as there wasn’t enough antobiotic available.

Question 4

How did war affect penicillin?

Answer 4

War sped up production due to large injury rates.

Question 5

How many soldiers were helped by penicillin in ____ and ____?

Answer 5

In 1943 1,000 soldiers were helped but by 1945 250,000

Question 6

What % of soldiers would have died without penicillin during WWII?

Answer 6

15%

Question 7

How did the government help with penicillin production after WWII?

Answer 7

There was a huge sponsored programme to produce the “wonder drug”

Question 8

Which drug for sleeping resulted in the birth of babies with poorly formed limbs?

Answer 8

Thalidomide

Question 9

Name two antibiotic resistant superbugs.

Answer 9

MRSA and Norovirus

Question 10

When was the first open heart surgery performed?

Answer 10

1950

Question 11

When was the first kidney transplant in the UK?

Answer 11

1960

Question 12

When was the first full face transplant?

Answer 12

2008

Question 13

Can you list 3 examples of alternative medicine?

Answer 13

Hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, hypnotherapy

Question 14

During World War One, what did CCS stand for?

Answer 14

Casualty Clearing Stations

Question 15

Can you list 3 technological improvements in medicine during World War One?

Answer 15

Mobile x-ray units, blood transfusions, skin grafts

Question 16

How many men suffered from shell shock during World War One

Answer 16

80,000

Question 17

In what year were different blood groups discovered?

Answer 17

1901

Question 18

During World War Two, how many blood donors were used?

Answer 18

700,000

Question 19

How many people died in the flu pandemic ____-____?

Answer 19

1918-1919, 20-40 million (mostly 20-40 year olds!)

Question 20

What was the name of the world’s first test tube baby

Answer 20

Louise Brown

Question 21

Name two social investigators who highlighted the problems of poverty

Answer 21

Rowntree and Booth

Question 22

Which political party was elected in ____, promising social reform?

Answer 22

1906, Liberal Party

Question 23

What reform did the Liberals introduce to improve children’s health?

Answer 23

Free School Meals (1906)
School medical inspections (1907)

Question 24

When was the National Health Service (NHS) set up?

Answer 24

4th July, 1948

Question 25

How many new towns were built by ____ and how many council homes build per year?

Answer 25

1948, 12 new towns and 280,000 council homes per year

Question 26

Before the NHS, how many people had never seen a doctor?

Answer 26

8 million

Question 27

How has life expectancy changed for men since ____?

Answer 27

1948, from 64 to 79

Question 28

In __________ _____, how many people were affected by the ‘killer smog’?

Answer 28

December 1952, 12,000 people died and 100,000 were taken ill

Question 29

By ____, how many people had died from AIDS

Answer 29

2014, 40 million