Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Historic Environment: The Western Front.
The use of chemical agents, such as carbolic acid, during an operation to kill bacteria that are already present on the skin or surgical instruments.
Antiseptic surgery appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Medicine in Britain and the Western Front, especially Historic Environment: The Western Front and Injuries, Treatment and the Trenches.
Medicine in Britain and the Western Front
Historic Environment: The Western Front • Injuries, Treatment and the Trenches
Medicine in Britain and the Western Front
Medicine in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Britain • Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
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