Problems Associated With Surgery And Advances By The 18th Century & John Hunter Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 issues of surgery?
A
Pain
Blood loss
Infection
2
Q
When was an anastetic created
A
It was created till the 1800s by James Simpson
3
Q
When was Germ theory discovered
A
1965 by Lewis Pasta
4
Q
Who had specimens and anitomical drawings
A
John Hunter
He had 3,000 to help him study
5
Q
How had times from the medieval period not progressed
A
Boarder surgery’s were still around
6
Q
What did John Hunter do
A
He removed a part of a leg rather than cutting it off
7
Q
Who would be able to afford a magazine in the 17th to 18th century
A
Higher class (affluent)- those who could read and afford good surgery
