NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Antisepsis is the method of using chemicals, called antiseptics, to destroy the germs that cause infections. It was developed by the British surgeon Joseph Lister. Joseph Lister, 1827–1912. Joseph Lister found a way to prevent infection in wounds during and after surgery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Joseph Lister: father of modern surgery.

Detailed explanation-3: -He found an effective antiseptic in carbolic acid, which had already been used as a means of cleansing foul-smelling sewers and had been empirically advised as a wound dressing in 1863. Lister first successfully used his new method on August 12, 1865; in March 1867 he published a series of cases.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 1890s, saw the beginnings of aseptic surgery . Surgical instruments were steam-sterilised and surgeons started wearing sterilised gowns, rubber gloves and face masks to further reduce the risk of infection. In the early 20th century, X-rays allowed surgeons a look inside the body before operating.