History
Immediately following the discovery of anesthesia in 1846, surgery became more dangerous. The surgeon, unaware of the existence of germs, was more willing to pick up the knife & go deeper into the body. He rarely washed his hands or his instruments, and carried with him a smell of rotting flesh which those in the profession called GOOD OLD HOSPITAL STINK. As a result of these unsanitary conditions, postoperative infection rose in hospitals. Surgeries became nothing more than slow moving executions. This is a photo from the Ether Dome in Boston, c.1850. Credits: @drlindseyfitzharris . #histmed #histsci #josephlister #germs #germtheory #etherdome #booksigning #drlindseyfitzharris #medschoollife #medschool #whitecoat
Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/BpLgfywgZzQ/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1svvbu22fh2z2The beginning of blaming the anesthetist for everythingđđđˇ
