P1. Holmes, Semmelweis, & Lister. Flashcards

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The Development of Aseptic Techniques:

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  1. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes
  2. Ignaz Semmelweis
  3. Joseph Lister
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observed that mothers who gave birth at home experienced fewer infections than mothers who gave birth in the hospital.

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Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes

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  • FATHER OF HANDWASHING
  • women became infected in the maternity ward after examinations by physicians coming directly from the autopsy room.

CHILD BED FEVER will be prevented from HANDWASHING.

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IGNAZ SEMMELWEIS.

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first to introduce ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES aimed at reducing microbes in a medical setting and preventing wound infections

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Joseph Lister

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