History: Medicine and Surgery (1750-1900 Industrial) [2]

Industrial Medicine (1750-1900)

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• Pasteur identified organisms in air make things go bad. He also identified that heating killed bacteria and exposure to air weakened bacteria so it was safe for immunisation
• Koch identified the bacteria that caused disease through isolating bacteria (anthrax). Used dye to highlight bacteria and grew bacteria in solid medium
• Snow used map to identify cholera was waterbourne
• R.Liston did amputations in 150 seconds but was not always successful
• Davy identified laughing gas reduced pain
• J.Liston used ether as an anaesthetic, but caused coughing and fires
• Simpson used chloroform anaesthetic. High dose was fatal and Snow made nebuliser
• Semmelweis said surgeons killed women in labour due…