What measures did Lister take to reduce risk of infection?

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What measures did Lister take to reduce risk of infection?

Joseph Lister has seen CARBOLIC SPARY used to treat sewage and after numerous

experiments he found that a thin mist of

CARBOLIC ACID sprayed over any type of wound during surgery limited the infection rate in the end. By using the spray the would heal and not develop gangrene if it was bandaged

carefully.

Lister now began to clean wounds and dress them using a solution of carbolic acid. He was able to announce at a British Medical

Association meeting, in 1867, that his wards at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary had remained clear of sepsis for nine months.

Why did Lister's method face a lot of

opposition?

All new medical techniques often faced a lot of opposition and if new antiseptics were ever made there were no exceptions. Lister was seen as a fanatic by many surgeons and the use of the CARABOLIC SPRAY seemed very extreme. The CARABOLIC SPRAY began to crack the surgeon's skin and made everything smell dreadful. There where a lot of new precautions because if the effects of the CARABOLIC