History Of Surgeory - Key People

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James Simpson

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First man knighted for services to medicine
Looked for solutions to pain and discovered chloroform
Wrote articles and gave lectures to promote its use

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Joseph Lister

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In 1861 became a surgeon
Worked at a hospital where half of patients died from infections after operations
His experiments led to the development of antiseptic
In 1877, became professor of surgery at kings hospital London and surgeons copied his ideas

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Karl Landsteiner

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In 1901, discovered four blood groups so blood transfusions could work

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Richard Lewisohn

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In 1915 added sodium citrate to blood to stop it clotting so it could be stored

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Richard Weil

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Used refrigerators to store blood for much longer

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Francis Rous and James Turner

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In 1916, they added citrate glucose to store blood EVEN longer

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Wilhelm Roentgen

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Discovered X-rays in 1895

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Harold Gillies

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Set up a plastic surgery unit and developed the work of French surgeon Hippolyte Morestin and developed techniques like skin grafting

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Alexander Wood

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Created hypodermic needles

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John Snow

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Created the chloroform inhaler to control the amount of the anaesthetic used