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6. 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
7. What was catgut?
- A thread to stitch up wounds
- A tube used in plastic surgery
- A dissolvable tablet
8. Why were silk ligatures not successful?
- It didn't absorb carbolic spray
- It wasn't hygienic
- It was too expensive
9. What was cauterisation?
- Using a hot iron to seal blood vessels and stop bleeding
- Sewing up blood vessels
- Applying pressure to stop bleeding
10. Why didn't religious people agree with using chloroform in childbirth?
- Childbirth was supposed to be painful and using chloroform was interferring
- It could kill people
11. What was carbolic spray first used for?
- Used in sewage works
- Used to clean surfaces
- Used in operating
12. What does antiseptic mean?
- Killing bacteria
- The prevention of bacteria
13. What was the main reason carbolic spray was used?
- It reduced the amount of deaths
- It was cheap
- It could be sourced easily
14. What was used after nitrous oxide?
15. What was nitrous oxide first used for?
- Operations
- Dentistry
- Amputations
16. What did Harold Gilles invent?
- Pedicle tubes- used in facial reconstruction
- The steam steraliser
17. As well as carbolic spray what was used to kill germs?
- The steam steraliser
- Soap
18. Why did chloroform increase death rates?
- Doctors thought they could take longer to operate- causing infection
- It could permanently put people to sleep