World War 1 and the development of surgery
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- Created on: 01-11-15 23:12
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- How WWI affected surgery?
- Blood Transfusions
- The problem with blood transfusions was that many soldiers bled to death as blood wasn't stored, but when it was stored the blood clotted and couldn't be used
- This was solved as war sped up the breakthrough of sodium citrate stopped clotting and the separation and storage of blood cells reduced the number of soldier deaths
- The problem with blood transfusions was that many soldiers bled to death as blood wasn't stored, but when it was stored the blood clotted and couldn't be used
- X-Rays
- In 1895, Wilhelm Rötengen discovered that certain rays of light could pass through objects
- WWI had a big impact, surgeons needed to see bullets inside soldiers and required x-rays, the Gov. installed x-rays in the majors hospitals on the Western Front
- In 1895, Wilhelm Rötengen discovered that certain rays of light could pass through objects
- Infection
- Lister's work on antiseptics got many other surgeons to stop infection especially as war caused deep infections.
- They found out , through practice, how to cut away infected tissue and protect it with a saline solution
- Lister's work on antiseptics got many other surgeons to stop infection especially as war caused deep infections.
- Plastic Surgery
- Plastic surgery had been practiced in India for centuries but was risky due to infections
- 11,000 plastic surgeries were carried out
- Which gave surgeons lots of practice
- Harold Gillies was a plastic surgeon pioneer
- After observing a facial plastic surgery he convinced the army's chief surgeon to open a facial injury ward
- In 1917 a new hospital was built (The Queens Hospital) specialising in facial injuries. Gillies and his collegues developed many techniques
- After observing a facial plastic surgery he convinced the army's chief surgeon to open a facial injury ward
- Brain Surgery
- Brain surgery was rare until saline solutions and blood transfusions which kept patients alive
- Blood Transfusions
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