On your whiteboards
What is going on in this picture? Why would this be common
during the Industrial Revolution?
Classwork 26 April 2022
How did surgery develop during
the Industrial Revolution?
Amputation
Key words
Anaesthetic - a substance that
stops you feeling pain.
Gangrene - death and
decomposition of body tissue
because of bacterial infection
Antiseptic – a substance that
kills germs
Cautery - a heated instrument to
burn a wound in order to stop
bleeding
Ligature – used to tie a blood
vessel to stop bleeding
A modern operation
On your whiteboards
What is there to keep the patient alive and healthy?
Robert Liston May 1842
Robert Liston was a Scottish
surgeon who was famous for his
quick surgery, particularly
amputating (cutting off) arms and
legs. His quickest operation time
was 30 seconds in removing a
man’s leg. In his most famous
surgery, Liston amputated the leg
of a patient in 2 and a half
minutes.
However the patient died from
infection soon after. During
surgery Liston had accidently cut
off two of his assistants fingers,
he also died from infection soon
after. A third man was watching
the operation take place. Liston
accidently sliced through the coat
of the observer, who was so
shocked he died on the spot.
This is the only known surgery
with a 300% death rate.
Stick in your picture and label it with problems.
Pain
Infection
Blood loss
Pain, infection and blood loss
Problems
Trephining – drilling a hole in a person’s skull
Mastectomy – removal of a breast
In pairs read the
information and fill
in the problems
section of your
table.
2 minutes
On your whiteboards
• What was the main problem with pain?
• What was the main problem with infection?
• What was the main problem with blood loss?
Pain, infection and blood loss
Solutions
In pairs read the
information and fill in
the solutions section
of your table.
Good points and bad
points
6 minutes
Share your information
Turn your sheet over
Left – share good points
Right – share bad points
2 minutes
Pain, infection and blood loss
Solutions
In pairs read the
information and fill in
the solutions section
of your table.
Whiteboards
Good points and bad
points
5 minutes
On your whiteboards
How much had surgery developed during the Industrial
Revolution?
WAGOLL