Developments in surgery (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Discoverer of X-rays (1895)
Discoverer of X-rays (1895)
Wilhelm Roentgen
Scientist who identified blood groups in 1901
Scientist who identified blood groups in 1901
Karl Landsteiner
Year radiation therapy using X-rays began
Year radiation therapy using X-rays began
1901
Pioneer of plastic surgery during WWII
Pioneer of plastic surgery during WWII
Archibald McIndoe
Hospital where McIndoe treated burned airmen
Hospital where McIndoe treated burned airmen
East Grinstead Hospital
Year of first kidney transplants in America
Year of first kidney transplants in America
1954
Surgeon who performed 1st heart transplant (1967)
Surgeon who performed 1st heart transplant (1967)
Christiaan Barnard
Drug developed in 1970 to prevent organ rejection
Drug developed in 1970 to prevent organ rejection
Cyclosporine
Surgeon who performed 1st open-heart surgery (1950)
Surgeon who performed 1st open-heart surgery (1950)
Wilfred G. Bigelow
Surgery through tiny incisions with specialised instruments
Surgery through tiny incisions with specialised instruments
Keyhole surgery
WWI surgeon who developed blood storage machinery
WWI surgeon who developed blood storage machinery
Geoffrey Keynes
MASH full form (WWII hospitals)
MASH full form (WWII hospitals)
Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals
Engineer of penicillin mass production (1945)
Engineer of penicillin mass production (1945)
Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau