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Liston used ether as an anaesthetic
Liston used ether as an anaesthetic -
Simpson used chloroform as an anaesthetic.
Simpson used chloroform as an anaesthetic. -
Hannah Greener died following an overdose of chloroform
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Period: to
Black Period of surgery
continuing problems of infection and blood loss meant that the death rate remained high. -
Queen victoria used chloroform during child birth
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Pasteur published germ theory
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Lister published methods
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Koch developed steam sterliser
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Landsteiner identified blood groups
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Novocaine used as an aneasthetic
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Period: to
World War 1
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Rous and Turner developed a way of storing blood.
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Gilles set up plastic surgery
