Bibliograph

Joseph Lister and the story of antiseptics, by John Bankston

Type

Label

Joseph Lister and the story of antiseptics, by John Bankston

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Joseph Lister and the story of antiseptics

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

53375913

Responsibility statement

by John Bankston

Series statement

Uncharted, unexplored, and unexplained

Summary

None of the doctors could figure it out. During the nineteenth century, surviving surgery was only half the battle. In many hospitals, 50 percent of amputees lived through their painful operations only to die soon afterward in their beds. Everyone had a theory for what doctors referred to as "hospitalism." But it was not until Joseph Lister and his pioneering work in antiseptic methods that death rates were greatly reduced after surgery. His work is so important that surgical history is divided into two eras: Before Lister and After Lister

Table Of Contents

Cause of death -- Friendly persuasians -- Dirty job -- hospitalism -- New era

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification