Pioneers in infection control—Joseph Lister

Newsom, S.W.B.

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2003.08.001

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“…In 1846, he watched one of the first operations under ether anaesthesia to be performed in London (Lister, then a medical student, had seen an operation the previous day). 5 The measure of Snow's subsequent success was his role as anaesthetist for two of Queen Victoria's deliveries. He moved to Sackville Street, off Piccadilly.…”

Section: John Snow: London Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

Pioneers in infection control: John Snow, Henry Whitehead, the Broad Street pump, and the beginnings of geographical epidemiology

Newsom¹

2006

Journal of Hospital Infection

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Section: John Snow: London Lifementioning

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Pioneers in infection control: John Snow, Henry Whitehead, the Broad Street pump, and the beginnings of geographical epidemiology

Newsom¹

2006

Journal of Hospital Infection

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“…Therefore, emergency treatment is cleaning the skin with a large volume of water and gently wiping away the chemical with a sponge soaked in undiluted polyethylene glycol (PEG 300 or 400). After that, the affected area should be washed with soap and water (Warner and Harper, 1985;Horch et al, 1994;Newsom, 2003;Lin et al, 2006).…”

Section: Phenol (Carbolic Acid)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Butler¹,

Ghali²,

Kalaskar³

2016

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“…Wound complications contributed significantly to the historical surgical mortality rates before the development of Lister's aseptic approach in the nineteenth century. 1 The impact of the antiseptic/aseptic techniques was readily apparent in its adaptation to battlefield medicine. During the Civil War in America, surgeons routinely operated bare-handed, with wound suppuration considered to be a beneficial aspect of wound healing.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%