modern surgery

Question 1

plastic surgery after ww1

Answer 1

soldiers who sustained bullet shell damge in 1915 could go to 7 hospitals for plastic surgory for reconstruction of the face harold Gillies set up a plastic surpry in kent and in 1917 ahd 1000 or more beds. could now grapht skin and use parts of the body to fux others and gave patiens back their confidnce

Question 2

plastic surgeoy after ww2

Answer 2

Archbald Mclndoe specilsied in sver burns due to plaine crashed and treated 1000s. he pionerred and revolutionised new treatments and belived in social rehibilitation so 649 of his patients formed the Guni pig club to help each other

Question 3

amputatiomns after ww1

Answer 3

amputation common to stop infection and their was a huge advancement in artifical limbs that gave patients back their indipendance and confidence and ability to work again and earn money

Question 4

brain surgery after ww1

Answer 4

Henery Chushing was a brai sergon who has at mortality rate of 505 beofre the war that fell to 25% after
new numbers of head injuries in 1914 and x-rays help to locate bullets in surgoreys saved many lives

Question 5

radio theorpy

Answer 5

used for tratment of cancer high energy radiation to shrink tumoirs can be devlived externally by machine of implants

Question 6

transplant surgery

Answer 6

1952 1st transplant take place 1961 1et pace amker developed. 1967 1th heart transplant by christian bernard. cyclosporin eintrodcued to stop rejection of implanted organs. 1972 hip replacemnts

Question 7

keyhole surgery

Answer 7

uses samll fiber opic cameras allow sruey through very samll cuts so reduces invasiiveness

Question 8

non invaseuve surgory

Answer 8

can examine outsied of the body to prevnt risks or can reach upper part of body throuhg mouth or via rectum with cutting patient open

Question 9

micro surgery

Answer 9

effiecnt microscopes developed 1960s for operations use fine sutures and needles and mean can join blood vessles so blood can retern to damged libs or can reattach severed limbs leeches erintorduced as efficent in keeping blood flowing to affected limb

Question 10

laser tratment

Answer 10

1st sued in eye operation 1987 can now aso treat skin conditions help clear arteries remove tumors and ulcers and control bleeding.

Question 11

injected anesthetics

Answer 11

Helmuth Wesse developed them allowing precise dosage and permitting longer operations as can be comfident patient feel no pain and local anesthetic imrpoved as major (hip operation)operations can be performed when patent awake and improving afsty of patient

Question 12

robots

Answer 12

some robots can perform surgery cna be more precise cna can work on very samll scale allowing for minimal damge to patietnts