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Medicine Key Individuals
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- 1What was Ignaz Semmelweis key idea?Washing hands to prevent infection
- 2Who was the dentist who first used ether as an anaestheticWilliam Morton
- 3Name the four people who solved the problem of storing bloodLewisohn, Weil Rous and Turner
- 4Name the two main people involved in the discorvery of the structure of DNA.James Watson Francis Crick
- 5Name the man who wrote the report that reccomended the setting up of the NHSWilliam Berveridge
- 6What is Paul Ehrlich famous for?Discovered the first magic bullet.
- 7What was Joseph Bazalgette's contribution to public health?designed and built the London sewers
- 8Who was responsible for the discovery of the idea of blood groups?Karl Landsteiner
- 9Why was Edwin Chadwick important in public health?Wrote a report that reccomended improvements in living conditions. Wanted medical officers and clean water supplies
- 10How did florence Nightingale improve hospitals?Better ventilation,
sanitation and hygiene - 11Name the minister for health who introduced the NHS in 1948Nye Bevan
- 12Who made chloroform safe as an anaesthetic. How did they do this?John Snow
Developed the chloroform inhaler that made it possible to regulate the dosage. - 13Name the two renaissance doctors key to the course. What was their area of expertise?William harvery - circulation of the blood
Andreas Vesalius - Anatomy. - 14What was Edward Jenner's key contribution to medicine.DEvloped the first vaccine - for Smallpox.
- 15What key piece of equipment did Lister develop? how did this help surgery?Carbolic spray prevented infection
- 16What were Florey and Chain interested in? Who's ideas did they develop?Penicillin.
Alexander Fleming. - 17Name the person who introduced the theory of the 4 humoursHippocrates
- 18Give two reasons why Robert Koch was so important in the development of medicine and surgeryShowed diesease in humans caused by germs
steam steriliser - 19Who had a giraffe in his study and made an important contribution to the development of scientific methodJohn Hunter
- 20Name the person who tried to create equality for women who wanted to become doctors.Elizabeth Garret Anderson.
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