Random History Flashcards
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Jean Henry Dunant
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Founded the International Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland
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First anesthesia
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10-16-1846 at Mass General Hospital
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Clara Barton
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- organized the American Red Cross
- gave care to patients in Civil War
- bullet hit sleeve and killed man she was caring for
- gave linen bandages not corn husks
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Dorothea Dix
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Reformed care and improved conditions for the mentally ill
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Lillian Wald
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Began community nursing and founded Henry St. Settlement
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Linda Richards
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- first trained nurse in America
- established the School of Nursing at Mass General Hospital
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Alexander Fleming
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- discovered Penicillin on 9-28-1928
- didn’t start using until 1940s
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Jonas Salk
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-introduced polio vaccine in 1955
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Dr. Lister
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- pioneer of antiseptic surgery
- infection rates from surgery decreased drastically
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Dr. Murray
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-received the Nobel Prize for the 1st successful kidney transplant in 1954
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Isabel Robb
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-implemented the 8 hour work day for nurses and nursing students
