Give 2 practical reasons as to why infections happened after surgery in the early 1800s?
1). Places where surgery was carried out were not sterile. 2).Instruments and hands were not cleaned between operations and carried blood
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Which Austrian doctor attempted to reduce the death rate amongst women in childbirth?
Ignaz Semmelweiss
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What did Florence Nightingale think caused bacteria?
Miasma
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In what year did Pasteur formulate his germ theory?
1861
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In 1865 Lister carried out a successful operation on an 11 year old boy using which thing as an antiseptic?
Carbolic Acid
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What substance did Lister try to use to sew wounds?
Silk
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Give 3 reasons why there was opposition to Lister's ideas?
1). Some doctors didn't accept that microbes caused infection. 2). Using carbolic solution increased blood loss. 3). Doctors who copied Lister didn't always get a good survival rate.
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What did Koch use in 1878 to make instruments germ free?
Steam steriliser
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By what decade were most operations carried out in aseptic conditions?
1890
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What is the name given to conditions -gloves, masks, sterilised equipment etc- where there are supposed to be no germs at all near the wound?
Aseptic conditions
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Which Austrian doctor attempted to reduce the death rate amongst women in childbirth?
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Ignaz Semmelweiss
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What did Florence Nightingale think caused bacteria?
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In what year did Pasteur formulate his germ theory?
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In 1865 Lister carried out a successful operation on an 11 year old boy using which thing as an antiseptic?
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