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industrial medicine Flashcards

1
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when did jenner create his vaccine

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1796

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2
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when was the smallpox vaccine made compulsory

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1853

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3
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when was smallpox eradicated

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1980

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4
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what was the mortality rate of smallpox in the 19th century

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around 20% depending on which source you look at

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5
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how many times did jenner repeat his experiment

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23

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when did jenner publish his findings

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1798

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why was there opposition to jenner’s discovery

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-people didn’t like the idea of being inoculated with animal disease
-jenner could not explain how his vaccine worked

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8
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when did pasteur publish his germ theory

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1861

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how did pasteur prove that microbes cause liquid to turn sour

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he showed that liquid did not go off in a swan neck flask as microbes could not enter, disproving spontaneous generation

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why was there opposition to pasteur’s theory

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-he could not identify any specific disease causing bacteria
-some argued that there were so many microbes that it would be impossible to ever be healthy

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11
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when did koch identify anthrax bacteria

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1876

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12
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how did koch identify anthrax

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he discovered a method of staining the anthrax bacteria and isolated it and injected it into mice, proving it caused disease

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13
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when did edwin chadwick publish his report on the sanitary conditions of the labouring population

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1842

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what measures did chadwick say to put in place to prevent spread of disease

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-removal of waste
-effective sewage systems and clean water
-an appointed medical officer in each area

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when was the first public health act

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1848

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what did the public health act set up and what did it do

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the board of health
-gave local authorities the power to appoint a medical officer
-towns could organise removal of waste and provide a clean water supply

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17
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why were the effects of the first public health act limited

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the sanitary measures were not compulsory so many town councils simply didn’t act on their recommendations

18
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how many people died in the cholera epidemic of 1848 in england and wales

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52000

19
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when did john snow make the connection between the broad street pump and cholera

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1854

20
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why were people catching cholera from the broad street pump

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the pump was next to a sewage drain that was leaking into the water supply

21
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when was the second public health act

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1875

22
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when did joseph lister discover the antiseptic properties of carbolic spray

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1867

23
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by how much did carbolic spray reduce surgery mortality

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from 46% to 15% in 3 years

24
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when was the first major cardiac surgery performed

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1896

25
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what was one reason as to why there way opposition to lister’s antiseptic method

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some people believed that it slowed the procedure down

26
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what were some features of aseptic surgery in the 1890s

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-use of steam sterilised instruments
-surgeons wore sterilised gowns, rubber gloves and face masks

27
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when did koch identify the TB bacterium

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1882

28
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what was pasteur’s first successful human vaccine and when was it produced

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rabies 1885

29
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what anaesthetics were used in the early 19th century

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nitrous oxide and ether

30
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when did james simpson discover chloroform’s anaesthetic properties

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1847

31
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why was there a 20 year ‘black period’ in surgery following the discovery of chloroform

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doctors would attempt more invasive surgery with patients unconscious leading to blood loss and infection, causing death rates to go up

32
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what two main things did florence nightingale improve in crimean hospitals

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-sanitation- strict hygiene rules were enforced (patients washed, bedding changed)
-ventilation- clean air was allowed to circulate

33
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when did florence nightingale go to crimea

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1854

34
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by how much did florence nightingale reduce the death rates in crimean hospitals

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from 40% to 2%

35
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when did florence nightingale publish notes for nursing

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1859

36
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when did florence nightingale set up her school for nursing

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1860

37
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when was the great stink

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1858

38
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when did joseph bazalgette design london’s sewage system and when was it finished

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1858,1875

39
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what was the impact of the new sewage system

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cholera cases went down

40
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what was the initial attitude from the government towards public health in the 19th century

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laissez-faire- they didn’t want to intervene

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