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6. 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
7. What did Harold Gilles invent?
- Pedicle tubes- used in facial reconstruction
- The steam steraliser
8. 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
9. What was the main reason carbolic spray was used?
- It could be sourced easily
- It reduced the amount of deaths
- It was cheap
10. As well as carbolic spray what was used to kill germs?
- The steam steraliser
- Soap
11. Why did chloroform increase death rates?
- Doctors thought they could take longer to operate- causing infection
- It could permanently put people to sleep
12. What did Ignaz Semmelweiss do?
- Recognised the importance of hand washing in hospital
- Invented soap
- Wanted nurses to wear clean clothes
13. What was carbolic spray first used for?
- Used in operating
- Used in sewage works
- Used to clean surfaces
14. Why did people start to use chloroform instead of ether?
- Ether was unpredictable and caused deaths
- Ether became too expensive
15. What was used to dilute the blood?
- Sodium citrate
- Saline solution
- Citrate glucose
16. What was first found to be a successful anaesthetic?
- Chloroform
- Nitrous oxide
- Ether
17. What was discovered to stop blood from clotting in 1914?
- Sodium citrate
- Citrate glucose
- Saline solution
18. What was cauterisation?
- Using a hot iron to seal blood vessels and stop bleeding
- Sewing up blood vessels
- Applying pressure to stop bleeding
19. Why did they need anaesthetics?
- To stop patients from going into shock from the pain
- To give them more time
- To stop screaming
20. What did karl landsteiner do?
- Discover carpulscles
- Discover blood groups
- Discover x-rays