The Transformation Of Surgery

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  • Created on: 07-03-16 16:32
Which anaesthetic was the first to be discovered?
Laughing gas
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Who discovered chloroform?
James Simpson
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Why did people oppose to using chloroform?
Doctors could no longer show off how quickly they could perform an operation
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What was the main reason the opposition to chloroform weaken?
Queen Victoria used it when giving birth to her child
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What were some of the down sides to chloroform?
Surgeons tried more risky operations and killed more people
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Who discovered carbolic spray?
Joseph Lister
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Where did the idea of using carbolic spray come from?
Sewage
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What did Lister advice surgeons to do before surgery?
Wash their hands in carbolic
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Why did surgeons oppose carbolic spray?
They didn't believe Lister
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Which statement is not true:
Lister influenced the use of sterilised rubber gloves
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Who discovered different blood groups?
Karl Landsteiner
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What specifically did scientists discover, to do with blood transfusions, during WW1?
Sodium citrate would prevent blood clotting and how to separate blood to be stored
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What did Harold Gillies help improve?
Plastic surgery
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