1. Who developed the carbolic spray in 1865?
Robert Liston
Joseph Lister
Joseph Rowntree
2. What did carbolic spray do?
it killed some of the germs present in surgery
it annoyed the nurses
it reduced pain
it reduced blood loss
3. On whose work on germ theory did Lister base his conclusions?
Humphrey Davy
Edward Jenner
Louis Pasteur
4. In the 1890s who discovered that hot steam killed more germs than carbolic acid?
Robert Koch
Joseph Lister
Louis Pasteur
5. What is the technique called when you create a totally germ free sterile field before starting surgery?
antiseptic
aseptic
6. What is the technique called when you try to kill existing bacteria during an operation to reduce infection?
antiseptic
aseptic
7. At which University was Joseph Lister Professor of Surgery?
Greenwich
Oxford
Edinburgh
Glasgow
8. Who developed rubber gloves in surgery to protect the hands of his nurse (who was also his girlfriend) from the irritating effects of carbolic spray?
William Halstead 1890
William Wonker 1890
William Windsor 1890
9. In which medical journal did Lister read and learn about the work of Pasteur?
Private Eye
Doctors and Nurses
The Lancet
10. What reward was Lister given to mark his enormous contribution to modern surgery?
a merit
a knighthood
a cash reward