Anaesthetics and antiseptics (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Three major surgery challenges (18th-19th century)
Three major surgery challenges (18th-19th century)
Blood loss, pain, infection
Early pain relief methods before 1800
Early pain relief methods before 1800
Alcohol and opium (largely ineffective)
First anaesthetic used in dentistry (1844)
First anaesthetic used in dentistry (1844)
Nitrous oxide (laughing gas)
Anaesthetic available from 1846
Anaesthetic available from 1846
Ether
Problems with ether as anaesthetic
Problems with ether as anaesthetic
Coughing, illness, flammable, heavy bottles
Most effective anaesthetic introduced in 1847
Most effective anaesthetic introduced in 1847
Chloroform
First local anaesthetic used (1884)
First local anaesthetic used (1884)
Cocaine
James Simpson's medical achievement
James Simpson's medical achievement
Discovered & promoted chloroform use
Simpson's honour for medical contribution
Simpson's honour for medical contribution
First knighthood for medicine
Pioneer of antiseptic surgery
Pioneer of antiseptic surgery
Joseph Lister
Theory that inspired Lister's work
Theory that inspired Lister's work
Louis Pasteur's Germ Theory
Substance Lister used as antiseptic
Substance Lister used as antiseptic
Carbolic acid
Lister's 1867 publication achievement
Lister's 1867 publication achievement
9 months infection-free wards
Standard surgical practice by 1900
Standard surgical practice by 1900
Aseptic surgery (sterilised equipment & clothing)