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Ep 107 Sepsis: It's a mess

This Podcast Will Kill You

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Aniseptics and Sepsis Prevention

Aniseptics had been used by surgeons for years to irrigate wounds, but two main things prevented them from being recognized as incredibly powerful sepsis prevention tools. Lister decided to test different ones out to see which were the most effective in preventing infection. After going through a few that didn't show much promise, he reached for the carbolic acid,. He thought if it can cover up those horrific smells, maybe it'll kill whatever is putrefying these wounds. In August of 1865, 11 year old James Greenlee's was brought to Lister's hospital three hours after his leg had been crushed under a cart to be a cracked and jutting through his skin. The

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