Joseph Lister and the StoryAntiseptics ( Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained Series)
None of the doctors could figure it out. During the nineteenth century, surviving surgery was only half the battle. In many hospitals, 50 percent of amputees lived through their painful operations only to die soon afterward in their beds. Everyone had a theory for what doctors referred to as "hospitalism." But it was not until Joseph Lister and his pioneering work in antiseptic methods that death rates were greatly reduced after surgery. His work is so important that surgical history is...
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None of the doctors could figure it out. During the nineteenth century, surviving surgery was only half the battle. In many hospitals, 50 percent of amputees lived through their painful operations only to die soon afterward in their beds. Everyone had a theory for what doctors referred to as "hospitalism." But it was not until Joseph Lister and his pioneering work in antiseptic methods that death rates were greatly reduced after surgery. His work is so important that surgical history is divided into two eras: Before Lister and After Lister. Anita Barnes Lowen - Children's Literature Just about everyone will want to turn the pages of a book that begins: "They built the hospital over a cemetery. Maybe that's why the patients were dying." The story of Joseph Lister, who dramatically changed surgical practice with the introduction of antiseptics, reads like a fast-paced novel. Before Lister's discoveries, over 50% of patients who survived surgery died from infection. "Operation successful, patient died" was a common entry in 19th century hospital records. Brimming with information about Lister, his research, his contemporaries and the times in which he lived, this book would be an excellent addition to classroom and school libraries. Throughout the book, readers will find colorful illustrations and photographs. A chronology of Lister's life, a timeline of scientific discoveries related to antiseptics, chapter notes, a brief glossary, suggestions for further reading and an index are included. This is part of the series "Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained Scientific Advancements of the 19th Century." 2005, Mitchell Lane Publishers, Ages 9 to 13.
Chapter 1Cause of Death7FYInfo*: Charles Dickens11Chapter 2Friendly Persuasions13FYInfo: Quakers21Chapter 3A Dirty Job23FYInfo: Barber Surgeons29Chapter 4Hospitalism31FYInfo: Animal Testing37Chapter 5A New Era39FYInfo: Queen Victoria and the Victorians42Chronology43Timeline of Discovery44Chapter Notes45Glossary46Further Reading47Works Consulted47Index48
\ Children's LiteratureJust about everyone will want to turn the pages of a book that begins: "They built the hospital over a cemetery. Maybe that's why the patients were dying." The story of Joseph Lister, who dramatically changed surgical practice with the introduction of antiseptics, reads like a fast-paced novel. Before Lister's discoveries, over 50% of patients who survived surgery died from infection. "Operation successful, patient died" was a common entry in 19th century hospital records. Brimming with information about Lister, his research, his contemporaries and the times in which he lived, this book would be an excellent addition to classroom and school libraries. Throughout the book, readers will find colorful illustrations and photographs. A chronology of Lister's life, a timeline of scientific discoveries related to antiseptics, chapter notes, a brief glossary, suggestions for further reading and an index are included. This is part of the series "Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained Scientific Advancements of the 19th Century." 2005, Mitchell Lane Publishers, Ages 9 to 13. \ —Anita Barnes Lowen\ \
