Joseph Lister (died 1912) was a British surgeon, medical scientist, experimental pathologist and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery and preventative medicine. The caption for this 1912 image reads: “The Man who saved a million lives. It is probably no exaggeration to say that Lord Lister, the great English surgeon, has saved a million lives, for without his wonderful discoveries nine-tenths of the operations that are performed in hospitals of the world would result in death. He showed how the fatal poisoning of wounds, which nearly always followed operations, could be avoided, and the whole world
Joseph Lister (died 1912) was a British surgeon, medical scientist, experimental pathologist and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery and preventative medicine. The caption for this 1912 image reads: “The Man who saved a million lives. It is probably no exaggeration to say that Lord Lister, the great English surgeon, has saved a million lives, for without his wonderful discoveries nine-tenths of the operations that are performed in hospitals of the world would result in death. He showed how the fatal poisoning of wounds, which nearly always followed operations, could be avoided, and the whole world honors him for his splendid work.”
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