Semmelweis Questions With All Correct Answers!!

Who was semmelweis? - Answer-Semmelweis was a doctor in a large hospital where lots of women went to give birth. What did loads of women die of when semmelweis was alive? - Answer-A lot of women died after childbirth from a disease called *"childbed fever"*. What did semmelweis notice? - Answer-Semmelweis notices than in the 2 wards, the ward ran by doctors had a much higher death rate than the ward ran by nurses. Why was their a difference in death rates between the two wards? - Answer-There was a difference in death rates between the two wards because the nurses *only ever* worked with women where as the doctors often investigated cause of death by examining dead bodies then went straight to working with women giving birth without washing their hands. What did semmelweis do? - Answer-Semmelweis asked doctors to *wash their hands with disinfectant* after dealing with dead bodies and before working with pregnant women. What happened when doctors washed their hands regularly like semmelweis asked? - Answer-When doctors regularly washed their hands, the rate of death after child-birth fell sharply on the doctor's ward. Why did it take a long time before all doctors understood the importance of hand washing and hygiene? - Answer-It took a long time before all doctors understood the importance of hand washing and hygiene because people didn't understand that infectious diseases are spread by pathogens; bacteria and viruses has not yet been discovered. What 4 reasons are infectious diseases less common in hospitals now? - Answer-4 reasons that infectious diseases are less common in hospitals now is that: - drugs such as *antibiotics* exist - doctors and nurses regularly *wash their hands* - we *sterilize equipment* e.g. surgical instruments - we *isolate highly infectious patients*What was semmelweis the first doctor to realise? - Answer-Semmelweis was the first doctor to realise that washing hands removes pathogens from them.