Thinking through History at Tallis
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Focus 2: Dealing with infectionThe development of Antiseptic and
Aseptic surgery.
Activity 1...
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Thinking through History at Tallis
http://historyattallis.weebly.com
https://www.facebook.com/historyKS4attallis
Email: historyattallis@gmail.com
Focus 2: Dealing with infectionThe development of Antiseptic and
Aseptic surgery.
Activity 1 –gaining an insightvideoclip
Watch The History of Surgery episode 5, part 5 and Last part . Record key developments and
keep a note of the factors which contributed to each development. Also record information about
attitudes to the developments
Activity 2Developments in Antiseptics and Aseptic Surgery. Describe, explain and analyse
each development in the path to dealing with the problem of infection. Complete the following table
using DC SHP Medicine p119121 and/or WB SHP Medicine p117121.
Anaesthetic Description Explain and analyse
the effectiveness
Washing hands in
chlorinated water
1846 Ignaz
Semmelweiss
+ve
ve
Carbolic Spray
1865 Joseph
Lister
+ve
ve
Antiseptic Surgery
1894 Wil
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