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Why was there opposition to the use of carbolic acid as an antiseptic?
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What are some common uses of boric acid?
No, boric acid is not used in food. It is used in topical medical treatments, as a lumber preservative, and as an insecticide. In a weak dilution, you can use it as a douche or an eyewash. You can also put the powder in your socks to help prevent athlete's foot.
What acid do you use for the acid test?
what acid do you use to test gold
Is mouth wash an antiseptic or a disinfectant?
If you have to use a 'mouth wash' , you are not eating enough fruit (vegetative matter). Eating fruits at the end of a meal will clean you mouth and keep your breath 'sweet'.
Can you substitute muratic acid for battery acid?
You do not use muratic acid with car batteries. You use sulfuric acid. You use about 35% Sulfuric acid and 65% Distilled (de-ionized) water
Why isn't chlorine used antiseptic?
Chlorine is generally not used as an antiseptic in medicine because it is highly toxic to humans. Even if not fatal, inhaling chlorine can cause severe lung damage. So it is to dangerous to use chlorine for such purposes.
First to use antiseptic?
antiseptic was invented in 1847 by James Simpson
Do most microorganisums cause deseies?
Yes. If surgeon's or doctor's do not use carbolic acid before they perform surgery most microorganisms cause disease if carbolic acid is not used to sterilize the proper surgery tools
How do you use carbolic acid to prevent snakes entry?
The carbolic acid not supposed tospray every where it may harmful to pets also to the plants, by spraying the maximum effect will not be there. The best way to use the carbolic acid is - Find out small piece of bricks just pour a little (may be 50 ml) acid on that it will get soaked in to the bricks the same can be kept at the suspected snake entry area. By doing this the acid smell will withstand for long period can up to 30 days this will result in your cost control also.M. PreamkumarExecutive HousekeeperPondicherry
What element was once used as an antiseptic?
The element mercury, and its compounds, were widely used as antiseptic treatments because of their ability to kill bacteria.The use of mercury and its compounds as antiseptic treatments was eventually discontinued when it was proved that people were actually being poisoned to death by the gradual, and irreversible, accumulation of mercury and its compounds within the human body.
How did Joesph Lister improve the survival rate of his patients?
Lister did not "invent" carbolic acid, but simply showed that using it prior to and during surgery could greatly reduce the rate of infection. Although he was far from the first to advocate antiseptic cleaning of wounds, Lister's work made its use go from the periphery of medicine to the forefront.
Why did Joseph lister use carbolic acid?
it was james lister who did
How do you do use carbolic acid as snake repellent?
No.Experiments done with carbolic acid has prooved it wrong.So we are yet to find a strong snake repellent.But for any practical purposes precaution meantime seems to be a better option.House cleanliness,rodent hole destruction,banning snake hiding place (like bushes,unneccessary heapings etc etc) would in great extent reduce snakes gaining access to our houses.
Who were the pioneers for medical asepsis and what was their contributions to medicine?
Joseph Lister is considered a pioneer of medical asepsis. He introduced antiseptic surgical techniques like the use of carbolic acid to sterilize tools and clean wounds, significantly reducing infection rates in surgeries. Ignaz Semmelweis also made significant contributions by advocating for hand washing with chlorinated lime solution to prevent the spread of infections in maternity wards.
When do you use antiseptic wipes?
When your hurt
Who invented the carbolic spray?
Joseph Lister (1826-1912) developed a carbolic spray in 1869 to use in operating theatres, thus reducing the number of deaths from infection after successful operations.
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 the use of pottasium aluminium?
it is used as antiseptic
