joseph Lister

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  • Who was Joseph lister
    developed upon Patseurs germ theory and used carbolic acid to sterilise equipment.
    a young boy, Jamie Greenlees fractured his leg and bones stuck out.
    Traditional treatment would have been amputation however Lister wrapped the wound in bandages soaked in carbolic acid. the boy survived and walked out of the hospital in 6 weeks
  • what was Listers short term impact
    infection rates in surgery dropped from 50% to 15% in just 4 years
  • what was listers long term impact
    foundations of modern surgery
    new aseptic techniques developed ( aseptic ligatures )
    lowed surgical death rates
  • how was lister limited 

    scepticism from others who did not adopt the germ theory