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2. Why did people start to use chloroform instead of ether?

  • Ether was unpredictable and caused deaths
  • Ether became too expensive

3. What was cauterisation?

  • Applying pressure to stop bleeding
  • Using a hot iron to seal blood vessels and stop bleeding
  • Sewing up blood vessels

4. What did Joseph lister do?

  • He used pasteurs work to learn about microbes before finding that carbolic spray could kill them
  • He discovered that heating bacteria killed it

5. What happened in 1848?

  • Carbolic spray was discovered
  • Hannah greener died of a ingrown toenail- it scared
  • Ether was discovered

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