What was the first anaesthetic by Humphrey Davy?
Nitrous Oxide 1799
Chloroform 1847
Ether 1842
Who came up with Ether as an Anaesthetic in 1842?
Lister
Liston
Listening
Chloroform was the most effective anaesthetic in the early periods of surgery in the nineteenth century by Simpson. What year was it first used by him?
1900
1847
1852
1912
Loss of blood was the last problem to be solved in surgery. Which one of the following is a cure for blood loss?
Penicillin- 1940s Florey and Chain
Aseptic surgery- 1880s Robert Koch
Anti clotting agent- 1914
Why was the use of Ether stopped?
It caused unexplained deaths
It caused pneumonia
it didn't work
What suddenly made Chloroform popular?
Queen Victoria used it during childbirth so it was seen as socially acceptable
Simpson ran out around the streets promoting it to surgeons
Barber surgeons promoted it as a wonder drug for surgery to gain more custumers
In what year were blood groups discovered?
1901
1800
Who was the first person to discover penicillin mould?
Koch
Fleming
Florey and Chain
In what year did Alexander Fleming find the penicillin mould?
1928
1933
1940
1922
Who came up with aseptic surgery?
Pasteur
What did Lister use in the 1860s?
Carbolic Acid spray
Blood banks
Cauterisation
What did William Halstead do?
Created rubber gloves
Create a face mask when using carbolic spray
He was the first man to dissect a frogs anatomy
