Surgery = Joseph Lister and Antiseptics

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What year did Lister find out that Carbolic acid was used in the sewage works and that it killed parasites?

1864

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In 1865 he tested his ideas when an 11-year old boy was brought into hospital with a compound fracture of his leg. Lister soaked the bandages in carbolic acid and watched the wound carefully. What happend?

No pus or infection, and it eventually healed.

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Fill in the missing gap: In 1867 he announced that his wards had been free from sepsis for _____ months.

Nine

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What year did Lister become Professor of Surgery at King's college hospital in London?

1877

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Whos ideas did Joseph Lister become interested in as he started his work?

Pasteur

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No pus or infection, and it eventually healed.

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Fill in the missing gap: In 1867 he announced that his wards had been free from sepsis for _____ months.

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What year did Lister become Professor of Surgery at King's college hospital in London?

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Whos ideas did Joseph Lister become interested in as he started his work?

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