Surgery Through Time
What's the book about?
Travel from the days when doctors didn’t know about germs or pain relief to the clean, high-tech hospitals we have today. Along the way, you’ll discover how amazing inventions like anaesthetics, antibiotics and antiseptics were found and how they changed the way people are treated. Packed with fascinating facts and real-life examples, it shows just how brave patients and clever scientists helped make operations safer and less scary.
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Reviews
Ethan D, Age 6
This book is about
This book tells you about how injuries were repaired in Victorian times and how they are repaired in modern times.
In Victorian times, doctors did not know how to stitch wounds or how to keep surgical tools clean.
In modern times, we have antibiotics to kill bacteria; hand-washing to prevent the spread of infections; antiseptics to keep hospitals clean and sutures to stitch wounds.
The main characters are
None
My favourite part of the book is
When Susruta made a skin graft to make a nose for a patient.
I would also like to say
Sticky strips can be used for small wounds to hold them together.
