Industrial period Flashcards
Three problems of using ether as a anaesthetic:
Irritate throat
could catch fire
unpleasant
Who discovered anaesthetic properties in chloroform
James Simpson
When was the first public health act
1848
What event caused the government to move to action
The great stink
The compulsory public health act required towns to provide
Sewer, water supplies, drainage
Refers to govts lack of interference
Laissez faire
Why is Hannah Greener opposition to james Simpsons discover?
Because she died of chloroform overdose
Listers death rates fell from
45 percent to 15
Which war contributed to germ theory rivalry
Franco-Prussian war
Who discovered the Magic bullet
Paul Ehrlich 1909
What year did snow present his findings?
1855
What was the first magic bullet to treat an infection
Salvarsan 606
What type of surgery takes place in a germ free environment
Aseptic surgery
William Cheyne’s book was
Antiseptic surgery
Which German doctor worked to identify microbes for a particular disease
Robert koch
