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Featured Object: Carbolic Spray
Posted: October 30, 2022
What reduced mortality after amputation surgery from 50% to 15% in the 1860s? What were the problems associated with using carbolic acid? Want to learn more? Read the full blog.…
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Carbolic Spray Used At Guy’s Hospital by Sir Henry Howse
Posted: August 12, 2022
First used at Glasgow Infirmary in 1867, carbolic acid spray was the first antiseptic used to kill germs during surgery. Although originally powered by a foot pump and nicknamed ‘the…
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Antiseptics: The Key to Saving Lives
Posted: February 3, 2022
In the period up to 1850, there had been improvements to surgery, due to an increase of anatomical knowledge and pain relief, but it was still dangerous. Often, people who…
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Cranioclast: An Instrument of Hope and Fear
Posted: December 9, 2021
Content Warning Please be advised that the following article contains a graphic discussion of surgical procedures, childbirth, difficult deliveries, stillbirth, and death. Midwifery is one of the oldest medical practices.…
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Environment and Single-use Devices in Medicine
Posted: December 9, 2021
Today, medicine is responsible for approximately 4.5% of global greenhouse emissions, which, somewhat ironically, contribute to a lower standard of health and living globally. The key contributor to this figure…
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