Joseph Lister was a British surgeon born in 1827 who introduced antiseptic surgery through the use of carbolic acid spray. He developed these techniques after reading about Louis Pasteur's germ theory of disease. Prior to Lister's work, patients often died after surgery from infections. Through the use of antiseptics like carbolic acid, Lister was able to significantly reduce surgical infection rates and save countless lives, establishing him as the father of modern antiseptic surgery. His techniques formed the basis of modern aseptic surgical practices and prevented millions of deaths from surgery.

1. By Jonathan Le

2. Who was Joseph Lister?
 Joseph Lister was born on April 5, 1827 in
Upton England.
 British surgeon and scientist
 Bachelor’s degrees in Medicine and Surgery
 A Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
 A father of modern surgery

3. What did Joseph Lister Do?
 Joseph Lister introduced new principles of
cleanliness. He used aseptic methods thinking
it would guarantee a patient’s safety. But
patients died after the procedure from “ward’s
fever.”
 So Lister came up with a disinfectant spray
with carbolic acid. The carbolic acid reduced
the spread of germs and reduced the rate of
infection.

4. Joseph Lister’s Research
 In 1865, Joseph Lister read about the work of
Louie Pasteur. Pasteur’s theory was that wine
went bad because of microorganisms in the air.
 Ignaz Semmelweis promoted the idea that the
doctors were killing their patients by not washing
their hands after an operation and moving on to
the next patient.

5. Joseph Lister’s Impact
 Lister’s aseptic technique’s are still being used
but with the advance in technology, death from
surgery is at a very low rate. His methods
have saved millions of lives.

6. Joseph Lister’s Later life
 Joseph Lister retired in 1896.
 He received the Royal Medal, the Copley
Medal, and the Order of Merit.
 He died in February ,1912.

7. Bibliography
 http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/people/josephlister.aspx
 http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/joseph_lister.htm
 http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/cm/v14/n2/joseph-lister
 http://www.biography.com/people/joseph-lister-37032
 http://primaryfacts.com/161/joseph-lister-facts/
 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/343342/Joseph-Lister-Baron-Lister
 http://www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/infectiousdiseases_timeline/timeline5.c
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 http://suite101.com/article/joseph-lister-antiseptic-surgery-and-antisepsis-a102961
 http://www.nndb.com/people/597/000091324/
 http://www.slideshare.net/wal147/antiseptics-in-surgery-notes
Pictures from:
http://www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/health/images/LordListerSurgeryCarbolicAcid.jpg
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/joseph_lister.htm
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/34975786/In-hospital-Mortality-for-CABG-Surgery
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