industrial - anaesthetics and antiseptics Flashcards
simpson used ETHER as an anaesthetic but wanted a more effective relief
what did Simpson discover in 1847
ether was 1846. this new one was 1847
chloroform when experimenting with friends
why was simpsons anaesthetic suddenly accepted even though Simpson had wrote article to other surgeons that were ignored
queen victoria used it during her childbirth
CHLOROFORM
why wasn’t chloroform used much past 1870
what was chloroform also used for
din’t reduce mortality. longer operations led to increased blood loss and deeper infection
childbirth
how did Lister develop antiseptic surgery
after reading about Pasteur’s Germ Theory, Lister experimented with carbolic acid to reduce infections
in 1866 how did Lister reduce infections
sterlised rooms with carbolic acid and cleaned wounds with carbolic acid too
2 reason Joseph Listers views weren’t accepted
carbolic acid slowed down operations
some surgeons not as careful so were unsuccessful when using it
what kind of surgeory did Joseph Lister create
antispetic
what was Chadwicks research about living conditions and the health of the poor in towns called
what year published?
Report on the Sanitary Condition of the
Labouring Population -1842
how did Lister first use the carbolic acid in 1865 and why
soaks bandages with it to avoid wounds being infected
by 1900 how was aseptic surgery used by others
operating theatres thoroughly cleaned using aspectic techniques and surgeons wore sterilised clothing
what years are in this time period
1700- 1900
