medical history timeline

By brooklynn01

  • The invention of the stethiscope

    The invention of the stethiscope
    Rene Laennec invents the first stethiscope in 1816.

  • The first successfull human blood transfusion.

    The first successfull human blood transfusion.
    James Blundell performs the first successful human blood transfusion in the year of 1818.

  • The first surgical operation using anaesthesia.

    The first surgical operation using anaesthesia.
    In 1842 Crawford Long performs the first surgical operation using anaesthesia.

  • The first painless surgery with general anaesthetic

    The first painless surgery with general anaesthetic
    In 1846 The first painless surgery with general anasethetic was successful.

  • A doctor discovers how to prevent puerperal fever.

    A doctor discovers how to prevent puerperal fever.
    Famous doctor Ignaz Semmelweis discovers how to prevent puerperal fever

  • The first woman to gain a medical degree

    The first woman to gain a medical degree
    Elizabeth Blackwell is the first woman to gain a medical degree

  • Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery is published

    Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery is published
    Lister publishes Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery, based partly on Pasteur's work

  • The germ theory of disease is established

    The germ theory of disease is established
    Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch establish the germ theory of disease in 1870

  • An anthrax vaccine is invented

    An anthrax vaccine is invented
    Louis Pasteur develops an anthrax vaccine in 1881

  • Antitoxins are discovered

    Antitoxins are discovered
    Emil von Behring discovers antitoxins and uses them to develop tetanus and diphtheria vaccines.