Surgery Key Dates Flashcards
1
Q
Liston used ether as an anaesthetic
A
1846
2
Q
Simpson used chloroform as an anaesthetic
A
1847
3
Q
Hannah Greener’s toenail incident
A
1848
4
Q
The black period where there was still infection and blood loss
A
1850-70s
5
Q
Queen Victoria used chloroform during childbirth
A
1853
6
Q
The germ theory
A
1861
7
Q
Lister used carbolic acid
A
1867
8
Q
Lister published his methods
A
1877
10
Q
Landsteiner identified blood groups
A
1901
11
Q
Novocaine was used as an anaesthetic
A
1905
12
Q
Gilles set up a plastic surgery unit at Aldershot
A
1916
13
Q
Rous and Turner developed a way of storing blood
A
1916
14
Q
The steam steriliser (Koch)
A
1878
15
Q
WWI
A
1914-18
16
Q
Hypodermic needle
A
1953
