Medicine 1700-1900 (v2) Flashcards
How much did care and treatment in hospitals change from 1700-1900
Vastly changed
Why weren’t hospitals in the 19th century safe
Poor sewage
Overcrowded wards
Poor hygiene
What was Florence nightingale asked to do
Care for injured soldiers in the Crimean war (1853)
What did nightingale and her nurses do
Ensured regular hand washing
Improvements in sewage
Ventilation
How much did nightingales nurses reduce death rates by
40% to 2%
What did nightingale believe
Miasma caused disease
What did common surgeries include in the 19th century
Amputations and removal of growths
Why did surgeons have to work quick
Surgery caused pain because there was no anaesthetic
What was a disadvantage of laughing gas
Didn’t get rid of pain completely
What was a disadvantage of ether
Had side effects that irritated eyes and lungs
When did James Simpson discover chloroform
1847
What were some oppositions to chloroform
-Religious people believe god wanted them to feel pain
-Hannah greener died from overdose
What is the black period of surgery
Anaesthetics meant more complex surgeries could be done so infections could develop deeper in the body so the death rate increases
When did Joseph lister discover anti septics
1867
What did lister reccomend
Carbolic acid should be used to
Wash hands
Clean area of operation
