Medicine Individuals
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- Discovered that the jaw bone was made of one piece not two like Galen said
- Respected Galen but proved him wrong
- Joseph Lister (18th & 19th)
- After Pasteur's Germ Theory Joseph experimented with carbolic acid spray to produce the first antiseptic
- Greatly reduced the chances of patients dying from infections-allowed for longer and more complex ooperations
- Oppostition at first as some surgeons refused to believe Pasteur's theory
- 1867 Published his work and said that doctors and nurses should wash their hands with carbolic acid before operations
- Oppostition at first as some surgeons refused to believe Pasteur's theory
- Greatly reduced the chances of patients dying from infections-allowed for longer and more complex ooperations
- After Pasteur's Germ Theory Joseph experimented with carbolic acid spray to produce the first antiseptic
- Robert Koch (18th & 19th)
- Him and his team used Pasteur's work to discover the bacteria that caused individual diseases
- Once the bacteria was identified they could develop vaccines
- His methods were copied by others scientists who also discovered bacteria
- Once the bacteria was identified they could develop vaccines
- Him and his team used Pasteur's work to discover the bacteria that caused individual diseases
- Florence Nightingale
- Improved conditions in hospitals and the training of nurses
- During the Crimean war 1854-56 she improved hygiene and cleanliness for wounded soldiers
- Provided clean water and clothes
- Made sure that the soldiers were well fed and taken care of
- Provided clean water and clothes
- During the Crimean war 1854-56 she improved hygiene and cleanliness for wounded soldiers
- Improved conditions in hospitals and the training of nurses
- Alexander Fleming 1928
- Discover by accident when he left a pile of petri dishes containing bacteria before going on holiday
- When he returned he noticed that around the mould staphylococci bacteria had disappeared
- Howard Florey & Ernst Chain
- 1938 Read Fleming's work and investigated how germs could be killed
- 1941 enough penicillin to test on a person Policeman-Albert Alexander
- They kept recycling his urine to get as much as possible, but they eventually ran out and he died.
- tried to get funding from the British government, but they could only give them £25 because of the war
- 1944 British firms were mass producing penicillin to treat allied forces on D-day
- 1945 After the war ended penicillin was manufactured and used by everyone
- 1944 British firms were mass producing penicillin to treat allied forces on D-day
- 1941 enough penicillin to test on a person Policeman-Albert Alexander
- 1938 Read Fleming's work and investigated how germs could be killed
- Howard Florey & Ernst Chain
- When he returned he noticed that around the mould staphylococci bacteria had disappeared
- Discover by accident when he left a pile of petri dishes containing bacteria before going on holiday
- Edwin Chadwick (18th & 19th)
- Public health activist
- Believed in miasma
- suggested that good sanitation, drainage, ventilation would make people healthier.
- Found that poor living conditions and diseases linked together
- Led to the public health act 1848.
- Not compulsory
- collected taxes for public health improvements improving water supplies and sewerage disposials.
- Led to the public health act 1848.
- Found that poor living conditions and diseases linked together
- suggested that good sanitation, drainage, ventilation would make people healthier.
- Believed in miasma
- Public health activist
- Joseph Bazalgette (18th & 19th)
- recurring epidemics of cholera. In 1853 - 1854 more than 10,000 Londoners were killed
- 1858 created the 'Great Stink of London'
- 1866 most of London was connected to a sewer network devised by Bazalgette.
- the flow of foul water from old sewers and underground rivers was intercepted, and diverted along new, low-level sewers, built behind embankments on the riverfront and taken to new treatment works.
- 1866 most of London was connected to a sewer network devised by Bazalgette.
- 1858 created the 'Great Stink of London'
- recurring epidemics of cholera. In 1853 - 1854 more than 10,000 Londoners were killed
- Paul Ehrlich 1910
- Magic bullet
- SALVERSAN 606
- used to treat syphilis.
- wasn’t completely safe. It could kill the disease-causing microbes, but the patient as well.
- first time a chemical compound had been used to destroy bacteria.
- used to treat syphilis.
- Taken internally via tablet or injection they only target harmful bacteria without harming any healthy tissue
- SALVERSAN 606
- Magic bullet
- Gerharot Domagk 1932
- PRONTOSIL
- experimented with mice at first-good results
- Had an effect on the bacteria which cause blood poisoning
- Tried it on his daughter when she developed severe blood poisoning- first time that it was tested on a human
- very risky as his daughter was close to death
- Tried it on his daughter when she developed severe blood poisoning- first time that it was tested on a human
- Had an effect on the bacteria which cause blood poisoning
- Second magic bullet
- experimented with mice at first-good results
- Sulphonamides led to development of drugs To cure gonorrhoea, pneumonia, meningitis and scarlet fever.
- Paul Ehrlich 1910
- Magic bullet
- SALVERSAN 606
- used to treat syphilis.
- wasn’t completely safe. It could kill the disease-causing microbes, but the patient as well.
- first time a chemical compound had been used to destroy bacteria.
- used to treat syphilis.
- Taken internally via tablet or injection they only target harmful bacteria without harming any healthy tissue
- SALVERSAN 606
- Magic bullet
- Paul Ehrlich 1910
- PRONTOSIL
- Wilhelm Roentgen (18th & 19th)
- First X-ray 1895
- Quickly located shrapnel led to surgery being able to take place quicker
- First X-ray 1895
- Karl Landsteiner
- Discovered different blood groups
- A,B and O
- 1902 AB was discovered
- A,B and O
- Discovered different blood groups
- Thomas Splint
- Used to help fractured bones, reduce blood loss, reduced the number of deaths by having a femeur, thigh bone broken by gunfire was 80% then 20%
- Crick and Watson 1986-2001
- discovered the structure of DNA using electron microscopes
- Built on existing knowledge-Rosaline Frankline
- Created new techniques such as crystallography
- discovered the structure of DNA using electron microscopes
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