1. Antiseptic — 2021-08-12 20:38:14

   …ssex]], [[England]]. Lister was a British surgeon who pioneered **antiseptic surgery**. Lister successfully introduced carbolic acid to sterilise surgical instruments and to clean wounds, which led to a reduction in infections and made surgery saf…
   …g sewage. Lister tested the results of spraying instruments, the surgical incisions, and dressings with a solution of **carbolic acid**. Lister found that the solution swabbed on wounds remarkably reduced the incidence of gangrene. He subsequently…
   …hrough July 1867. He instructed surgeons to wear clean gloves and wash their hands before and after operations with 5% carbolic acid solutions. Instruments were also washed in the same solution and assistants sprayed the solution in the operating …

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