IGNAZ SEMMELWEIS
Who was ignaz semmelweis? - Answer- A doctor in the mind 1850's.
At that time what happened to many women in hospital? - Answer- They died from
childbed fever a few days after giving birth, nobody knew what caused it.
What did semmelweis notice about his medical students? - Answer- That they went
straight from dissecting a dead body to delivering a baby without washing their
hands. He wondered if they were carrying to the cause of disease from the corpses
to the patients.
What happened to another doctor that made semmelweis realise the fever was
caused by something passed on? - Answer- Another doctor cut himself while
working on a body and died from symptoms which were identical to childbed fever.
What did semmelweis insist to his medical students? - Answer- That they'd wash
their hands before delivering babys, immediately fewer mothers died from the fever.
How did semmelweis try and get his ideas excepted? - Answer- Talked to other
doctors, he thought evidence would prove to them that childbed fever was spread by
doctors, but his ideas were mocked.
What did many doctors think and why? - Answer- Many doctors thought it was a
punishment to women , no one had ever seen bacteria or viruses so it was hard to
think it was caused by something they couldnt see.
What did doctors not like the idea of? - Answer- That they might have been
spreading the disease, they were told their actions were killing instead of curing.
In hospitals day what's an example of a bacteria that is causing lots of problems and
why? - Answer- MRSA, its resistant to antibiotics which causes lots of problems.
Who was ignaz semmelweis? - Answer- A doctor in the mind 1850's.
At that time what happened to many women in hospital? - Answer- They died from
childbed fever a few days after giving birth, nobody knew what caused it.
What did semmelweis notice about his medical students? - Answer- That they went
straight from dissecting a dead body to delivering a baby without washing their
hands. He wondered if they were carrying to the cause of disease from the corpses
to the patients.
What happened to another doctor that made semmelweis realise the fever was
caused by something passed on? - Answer- Another doctor cut himself while
working on a body and died from symptoms which were identical to childbed fever.
What did semmelweis insist to his medical students? - Answer- That they'd wash
their hands before delivering babys, immediately fewer mothers died from the fever.
How did semmelweis try and get his ideas excepted? - Answer- Talked to other
doctors, he thought evidence would prove to them that childbed fever was spread by
doctors, but his ideas were mocked.
What did many doctors think and why? - Answer- Many doctors thought it was a
punishment to women , no one had ever seen bacteria or viruses so it was hard to
think it was caused by something they couldnt see.
What did doctors not like the idea of? - Answer- That they might have been
spreading the disease, they were told their actions were killing instead of curing.
In hospitals day what's an example of a bacteria that is causing lots of problems and
why? - Answer- MRSA, its resistant to antibiotics which causes lots of problems.
