Health & People: Anaesthetics & Antiseptics ⚕️ GCSE History Learning & Revision
In this episode, we’ll explore how surgery was transformed in the nineteenth century through the introduction of anaesthetics, antiseptics, and aseptic techniques. We’ll discuss the challenges surgeons faced before these innovations and how breakthroughs like chloroform and carbolic acid changed medical practice. Finally, we’ll examine how the adoption of aseptic surgery set the stage for the safer, more advanced procedures we rely on today.Don't miss out on subscribing for more educational content tailored to help you succeed in your exams. Perfect for AQA, OCR, Edexcel, CIE and WJEC exam boards.Click here to see all of our GCSE History content!