How Did Joseph Lister Get From Common During The Industrial Revolution

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During the era of the Industrial Revolution, surgeries were very risky procedures. Many times the patients would develop infections and die shortly afterwards even if the actual surgery had been successful. It was generally believed that it was exposure to bad air that caused infections in wounds. Imagine going through an unbelievable amount of pain after surgery, and knowing there is nothing you can possibly do to relieve the pain. Joseph Lister is commonly known as The Father of Modern Surgery. Although even when surgery first came about the patients had to withstand all the pain being that there wasn't any anesthesia. Thanks to him and his very commonly used achievement, the medical field has advanced. Not only has just surgery advanced but all the aspects of surgery have advanced like the surgeon's knowledge, the instruments used, the medicine used during the procedures, etc. Looking back to before surgery was even a thought, it was very rare to receive a cure when going to the hospital. Joseph Lister has become one of the most important men during the Industrial Revolution as well as today. …show more content…

And if you were lucky enough to survive through the pain of surgery you were certain to die from infection. Infection was more common than it should've been, especially when it comes from a hospital where they would expect to recieve a cure from. Well, they were wrong. Surgeries at this time were never sterile, Lister was the one who changed that. Just think about it, let's say you got stabbed in the stomach. You would have been treated with the same dirty used tools that were maybe used to stitch up someone's arm who had a blood infection. Well, now you have that infection and so does the person after

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