Semmelweiss Flashcards
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who was semmelweiss
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Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician known as an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures.
2
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what is this?
A
Bacteria
3
Q
what was semmelweiss disgusted with?
A
he was disgusted withe the sanitary in 2 wards
4
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what did semmelweiss do with this?
A
he decided to keep 1 ward the same but the other ward to do all extreme necessary sanitry procedures possible
5
Q
what did this result in?
A
this resulted in a decrease in the deathrate figure
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7
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was he belived at first?
A
no because they did not know of bacteria at the time
