Anaesthetics and Antiseptics Flashcards
what did surgeons use from 1799 for an anesthetic? who invented its use?
nitrous oxide - laughing gas
sir Humphrey Davy
when was chloroform first used and by who?
James Simpson - 1847
why was there opposition to chloroform?
new and untested unknown side effect unknown dosages unnatural not ethical
how did opposition to chloroform stop?
Queen Victoria used it for her 8th child in 1857
what was the black period of surgery?
because there was no germ theory until 1865 wounds were getting infected when they performed deeper surgery
Anaesthetics did not lead to more people surviving surgery, just less pain, meaning surgeons could go slower as no pain felt so more blood loss making higher death rates!!
in 1847 who made a link with death on a maternity ward and medical students from a postmortem room and what did he do about it?
Ignaz Semmelweiss
made students wash their hands
what did Joseph Lister use for a antiseptic?
Carbolic acid in 1867
who invented aseptic surgery 1889? give examples of what he did?
William Halsted
wearing gloves, masks,gowns and hats
keeping theaters clean
what else did William Halstead invent in 1889?
latex gloves because his wife was allergic to rubber
what opposition was there to carbolic acid?
the smell
germ theory spread slowly
other surgeons were less systematic
When was ether first used as an anaesthetic in surgery?
1846 John Warren
What is aseptic surgery?
Removing all possible germs from theatre and taking all effort to do so.
