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Joseph Lister *Born April 5th 1827 *1852-Attends University of London * 1854 becomes firs surgical assistant to James Syme at the university of Edinburgh *1876 publishes first article on why surgeons should use anti-septics. *1879 the product Listerine is named after him *1912 dies in his home in Walmer.
Joseph Lister is mainly Known for making the use of anti-septics common in the OR. He is also well known for making surgeons wear gloves and for the product named after him, Listerine.
I think that Joseph Lister's contributions to madern medicine are very important. Without the use of anti-sepitics wounds and areas that have been operated on are much more prone to infection. Also by making his surgeons wear medical gloves hedecreased the liklyhood that his surgeons would inadvertantly infect the patiant they were opperating on.
