Surgeons during the Civil War had no idea how important this was. There was no such thing as sterilization until nearly 20 years after the end of the Civil War. Sterilization is the process of safeguarding an object or surface as free of bacteria and all other contaminants. Doctors had no regard of cross contamination. The closest things doctor did to clean their surgical utensils was wiping them on an apron and even that was a rare occurrence. Because of this, infection occurred and disease spread more
Surgeons during the Civil War had no idea how important this was. There was no such thing as sterilization until nearly 20 years after the end of the Civil War. Sterilization is the process of safeguarding an object or surface as free of bacteria and all other contaminants. Doctors had no regard of cross contamination. The closest things doctor did to clean their surgical utensils was wiping them on an apron and even that was a rare occurrence. Because of this, infection occurred and disease spread more