Western Front Context - Medicine 1914 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryMedicine through time (OCR History A)GCSEEdexcel Created by: explorer_megCreated on: 24-05-19 12:44 Aseptic Surgery It was known that bacteria caused disease medical staff has to scrub into surgery Rubber gloves and gowns were to be worn Air was sterilised pumped over a heating system Autoclave used to sterilyse surgical instruments Used boiling water 1 of 3 X-Rays By 1914 radiology departments were opening in some hospitals It has enormous potential in a war context See internal injuries Remains of bullets and shrapnel Only possible if portable machines were developed 2 of 3 Blood Transfusions Accidents, injuries and surgery had been a major cause of death before 20th century Many experiments in blood tranfusuions had been attempted 1905 blood types had been identified Widespread transfusions wasn't yet possible becuase there was no way to store blood Transfusions had to be done immediatly with the donar standing next to the paitent with a tube 3 of 3
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