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GCSE HISTORY: Surgery
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Questions in this quiz (10)
1Who thought of washing hands?
- AKarl Landsteiner
- BIgnaz Semmelweis
- CJohn Snow
- DJames Simpson
2Who thought of using carbolic acid in surgery?
- AJoseph Lister
- BRobert Liston
- CJames Simpson
- DJohn Snow
3Where did the idea of using carbolic acid come from?
- ARecreational drug
- BBy mistake
- CIt was used in the suers
4Who invented the chloroform inhaler?
- AJames Simpson
- BHumphrey Davy
- CJohn Snow
- DKarl Landsteiner
5What was the first successful anaesthetic?
- AEther
- BLaughing gas
- CNitrous oxide
- DChloroform
6Who was the first person to die with chloroform being used as an anaesthetic?
- AHannah Green
- BJoseph Landsteiner
- CHannah Greener
- DTeresa Green
7Who discovered blood groups?
- AKarl Landsteiner
- BIgnaz Semmelweis
- CHumphrey Davy
- DJohn Snow
8What were the three main problems in surgery before anaesthetics?
- ABlood loss, cost, infection
- BNot enough surgeons, few tools, no hot drinks
- CInfection, pain, blood loss
- DInfection, pain, not enough surgeons
9What is the period in surgery after the invention of anaesthetics called?
- AThe jolly period
- BThe black period
- CThe death period
- DThe bloody period
10What two things did Joseph Lister discover worked well in surgery?
- ACat guts and chloroform
- BEther and carbolic acid
- CCarbolic acid and cat gut
- DEther and chloroform
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- A multiple choice quiz on topics within surgery on the GCSE History B course. Key individuals, anaesthetics, and a bit more.
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- domhowe98
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- English
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