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1. www.britannica.com › biography › Ignaz-SemmelweisIgnaz Semmelweis | Biography & Facts | Britannica

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   May 17, 2024 · Ignaz Semmelweis (born July 1, 1818, Buda, Hungary, Austrian Empire [now Budapest, Hungary]—died August 13, 1865, Vienna, Austria) was a Hungarian physician who discovered the cause of puerperal (childbed) fever and introduced antisepsis into medical practice.

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2. www.npr.org › sections › health-shotsThe Doctor Who Championed Hand-Washing And Briefly ... - NPR

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   Jan 12, 2015 · When Semmelweis crunched the numbers, he discovered that women in the clinic staffed by doctors and medical students died at a rate nearly five times higher than women in the midwives'...

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   Semmelweis' breakthrough occurred in 1847, following the death of his good friend Jakob Kolletschka, who had been accidentally poked with a student's scalpel while performing a post mortem examination. Kolletschka's autopsy showed a pathology similar to that of the women who were dying from puerperal fever.

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   What did Semmelweis discover?

   • What Semmelweis had discovered is something that still holds true today: Hand-washing is one of the most important tools in public health. It can keep kids from getting the flu, prevent the spread of disease and keep infections at bay. You'd think everyone would be thrilled. Semmelweis had solved the problem! But they weren't thrilled.

   The Doctor Who Championed Hand-Washing And Briefly Saved Lives

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   What did Semmelweis discover about childbed fever?

   • Then Semmelweis noticed that whenever someone on the ward died of childbed fever, a priest would walk slowly through the doctors' clinic, past the women's beds with an attendant ringing a bell. This time Semmelweis theorized that the priest and the bell ringing so terrified the women after birth that they developed a fever, got sick and died.

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   Who is Ignaz Semmelweis?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Ignaz Semmelweis (born July 1, 1818, Buda, Hungary, Austrian Empire [now Budapest, Hungary]—died August 13, 1865, Vienna, Austria) was a Hungarian physician who discovered the cause of puerperal (childbed) fever and introduced antisepsis into medical practice.

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   Could Ignaz Semmelweis have saved a lot of lives?

   • Ignaz Semmelweis washing his hands in chlorinated lime water before operating. This is the story of a man whose ideas could have saved a lot of lives and spared countless numbers of women and newborns' feverish and agonizing deaths. You'll notice I said "could have."

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   Ignaz Semmelweis was the first doctor to discover the importance for medical professionals of hand washing. In the 19 th century, it was common for women to die from an illness...

6. theconversation.com › ignaz-semmelweis-the-doctorIgnaz Semmelweis, the doctor who discovered the disease ...

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   Apr 14, 2020 · Semmelweis cracked the puerperal fever mystery after the death of his friend and colleague, pathologist Jakob Kolletschka.

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8. www.pbs.org › newshour › healthIn 1850, Ignaz Semmelweis saved lives with three words ... - PBS

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   May 15, 2015 · Learn how the Hungarian obstetrician Ignaz Semmelweis saved lives by advising doctors to wash their hands in 1850, but faced resistance and isolation for his groundbreaking work. Discover how his discovery was ignored for decades and how he ended up in an insane asylum.

9. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesIgnac Semmelweis—Father of Hand Hygiene - PMC

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   May 21, 2020 · Abstract. Hungarian obstetrician Ignac Semmelweis (1818–1865) was one of the earliest clinical investigators of modern medical science. In nineteenth century Europe, puerperal fever (childbed fever) was a major clinical and public health problem with very high maternal mortality.