Lister Flashcards
1
Q
What did Lister use to sterilise operating room?
A
Carbolic acid
2
Q
Why was Lister studi=ying frogs helpful?
A
Thier blood is slower and so easier to observe.
3
Q
How much did he reduce mortality rate in his operations?
A
46% to 15%
4
Q
In 1871 what did he invent?
A
A machine that spayed carbolic acid over literally everything.
5
Q
When did he invent hios carbolic spraying machine?
A
1871
6
Q
What did he become known as?
A
Father of antiseptic surgery
