Go offline with the Player FM app!
PPP065 - Surgery in the Victorian Era with Dr Lindsey Fitzharris, Author of The Butchering Art
Manage episode 223388281 series 2394852
In this very special holiday episode, Dan and Kristin are joined by Dr Lindsey Fitzharris. Lindsey has a PhD in History from Oxford University and authored the wonderful book “The Butchering Art” which details the efforts of Joseph Lister to make surgery safer.
We discuss:
- What surgery was like before anaesthetics and antiseptics
- How these agents were introduced to Britain
- Why you didn’t want surgery in a hospital in the 1800s
- Two key surgeons in Victorian Britain: Liston and Lister
- Joseph Lister’s relentless drive to introduce antiseptics to surgical practice
- Lots of gory details about surgery 150 years ago!
127 episodes
Manage episode 223388281 series 2394852
In this very special holiday episode, Dan and Kristin are joined by Dr Lindsey Fitzharris. Lindsey has a PhD in History from Oxford University and authored the wonderful book “The Butchering Art” which details the efforts of Joseph Lister to make surgery safer.
We discuss:
- What surgery was like before anaesthetics and antiseptics
- How these agents were introduced to Britain
- Why you didn’t want surgery in a hospital in the 1800s
- Two key surgeons in Victorian Britain: Liston and Lister
- Joseph Lister’s relentless drive to introduce antiseptics to surgical practice
- Lots of gory details about surgery 150 years ago!
127 episodes
All episodes
×Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.