History

• Who is considered the pioneer of hand hygiene?

  Ignaz Semmelweis
• What hospital did Semmelweis work at?

  Vienna General Hospital
• What is the nationality of Ignaz Semmelweis?

  Hungarian
• What year did Semmelweis noticed that women giving birth at VGA are dying?


  1846
• What disease causes the deaths of women giving birth at VGA?

  Puerperal Fever
• Puerperal Fever is also known as what?


  Childbed fever
• What did doctors and medical students do before entering the maternity ward?

  autopsies
• When doing autopsies, what particles do doctors and medical students are being exposed to?

  cadaverous particles
• What did Semmelweis realized about the cause of maternal childbirth death after observing the small clinic beside VGA?

  lack of hand hygiene
• What solution is used to wash hands after leaving the autopsy room and before contact with patients?

  chlorinated lime solution