Individuels Flashcards
(55 cards)
When did Flemming make his discovery
1928
What triggered Flemming’s discovery
Sent to a war hospital and saw antiseptics didn’t prevent infection
How is Flemming’s discovery significant today
People now think we have a cure for everything
What did John snow discover
The link between dirty drinking water and cholora
How did snow discover his theory
Drew a map of where the infected got their drinking water and linked them all to ‘broad street pump’
How did snow stop the spread of cholora
Got permission to close broad Street pump and cholora stopped spreading
Did snow know what caused cholora
No because it was before Pasteur’s germ theory in 1861
What did Lister discover
Carbolic acid
How is Listers discovery significant today
All hospitals have soap dispensers everywhere to sanitise the area
When did Lister discover carbolic acid
1865
What effect did Listers discovery have at the time
Cut down surgical mortality rates from 50% to 15% in 4 years
What did Humphrey Davy invent
Safety lamps for minors
What was in Davy’s safety lamps
Nitric oxide - laughing gas
What did Davy’s safety lamps do
Ignited when they were neer poisonous gases
When was nitric oxide banned and why
2015 because incorrect doses can kill someone
What did Simpson discover and which one
Anaesthetics - chloroform
When did Simpson make his discovery
1847
Why did scientists oppose Simpson at the time (1847)
Patients pain let them know the effote the surgeon was giving
Why was Simpsons discovery made nationally accepted
In 1853 he used chloroform to deliver Queen Victoria’s 8th baby
Why is Simpsons discovery significant today
It’s still used in minor operations like tooth removal
What was wrong with Simpsons discovery at the time (1847)
Unknown doses could kill you
What did Paul Erlich come up with
Magic bullets
What were magic bullets
Specific anti-biotics that would attack specific pathogens
What was significant about Paul Erlich’s technique
He treated the pathogen and not the symptoms
