History 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryMedicine through time (OCR History A)GCSENone Created by: 12n3712Created on: 11-05-14 13:42 What is an antiseptic? Chemicals used to destroy germs and prevent infections 1 of 10 What is an anaesthetic? A drug given to make a person insensitive to pain. 2 of 10 What did Louis Pasteur discover? (antiseptics) He discovered that germs could be killed by heat 130-150C. 3 of 10 What myth(s) did Pasteur end? (antiseptics) He put an end to the four humours and the bad air. 4 of 10 What was Pasteurs theory? (antiseptics) He said that germs make wine, beer and milk go bad. 5 of 10 What did Joseph Lister do? (antiseptics) He thought that germs kill people. He used carbolic acid on people as an antiseptic and it worked. 6 of 10 What needed to be done to surgerys? (anaesthetics) Needed more hygiene. Needed sterolized medical equipment. 7 of 10 1750, low risk of death. (anaesthetics) Incorrect, in 1750 6 out of 10 people died in or after surgery. 8 of 10 James Simpson discovered..? (anaesthetics) Chloroform 9 of 10 Queen Victoria used it when...? (anaesthetics) When she was giving birth to her eight child. 10 of 10
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