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What are the ingredients in Joseph Lister's occlusive dressing?
Joseph Lister used Carbolic Acid (Phenol) as an antiseptic during surgery.
What acid is used as an antiseptic?
You mean carbolic acid. This is more properly referred to as phenol, and although it was the original antiseptic used by Joseph Lister, it is seldom used now as we have safer alternatives.
When did Joseph Lister invented antiseptic surgery?
Sir Joseph Lister (1827-1912) was the English surgeon who first used antiseptic to kill bacteria.
What is phenol used for in medical practices?
phenol is used as a odor eliminator
What are germicide used for?
phenol
What is phenol and what is its usual application?
Phenol is an aromatic organic compound consist of benzene ring and one hydroxyl group (-OH) on it. Generally it is used as an antimicrobial agent. It is also used in industrial purpose for producing other compounds like azo dyes, phenopthalien etc. Used for prepration of picric acid which is used as an explosive and for dyeing silk and wool. Used in manufacture of drugs like aspririn, salol, phenacetin, etc. For manufacturing polymeres like bakalite. and also used as starting material for the manufacture of nylon and artificial tannins.
How did lord lister kill germs?
Lord Lister used carbolic acid as a disinfectant during surgeries.
What did Joseph Lister use to prevent infection?
The main thing Lister used was simple sanitation. Things like hand washing and clean clothes were a pretty radical idea, and Lister actually caught some flack over it. At the time, a bloody apron was a sign of experience in a surgeon. Things like bacteria were rather laughable. It was believed infections were caused by miasmas, and maggots spontaneously formed. Lister was also a forerunner in antiseptics. He used carbolic acid as a disinfectant, and developed other antibacterial solutions.
What is phenol Contraindications?
Phenol is used as a numbing agent, and is contained in products such as Chloraseptic throat spray. It is also used on irritated skin to kill microbes and reduce risk of infections. It is very toxic in high doses, so should be used carefully. The major contraindication for phenol is allergic sensitivity to it.
What is the use of liquid phenol in calamine lotion?
Phenol is also known as carbolic acid, and is used as a disinfecting agent and topical anesthetic. It may be used to cauterize small wounds and is used in conjunction with calamine (zinc oxide and ferric oxide) as an antipruritic, or anti-itch agent. The phenol most likely is present for its anesthetic effects to calm the itching sensation.
What is phenols used for?
phenol is used as a surgical hand scrub before surgical procedures
Explain the purpose of the phenol red in the medium?
To determine if a bacterium can ferment a particular carbohydrate and determine the end products of that fermentation
