Asepsis secundum artem : the practical application of the art of asepsis to the preparation of surgical dressings / Johnson and Johnson Aseptic Laboratories.

  • Johnson & Johnson.
Date:
1897
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Credit: Asepsis secundum artem : the practical application of the art of asepsis to the preparation of surgical dressings / Johnson and Johnson Aseptic Laboratories. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    operatives in Asepsis* r^EALIZING the importance of skilled operatives in the making rv of surgical dressings, we select our operatives from among those who have successfully passed a course of training in the principles as well as the details of the work. In our laboratory such a course consists in daily manual training under experienced operatives and additional attendance upon stated instructions. Id the course of instruction, demonstrations of the processes, with an explanation of the principles involved, are made. The course is made thorough by the use of text and reference books, questions and exDeriments Among the subjects treated are :—■ i The Work OF Preparing Surgical Materials ' Its Importance, Its Requirements. 2. Definition and Meaning of Terms. 3. Nature of the Materials Used in Surgical Dressings. (Fibres, Cloth, Ligatures, Etc.) 4. Preparation of Materials, Rendering Absorbent, Bleach- ing, Etc. 5. Kinds of Dressings Used in Modern Surgical Practice. 6. Uses to which Dressings Are Put in Surgery. 7. Bacteria: Their Nature, Conditions of Growth, Multiplica- tion, Products of Their Activity, with Demonstrations of the Means by which They May Be Transferred to and from Persons and Things. 8. Wound Infection. 9. Infection of Dressings. 10. Disinfection : Chemical and Physical Agents. 11. Exclusion of Bacteria. 12. Sterilization. 13. r>»isinfection of persons and things. 14. Asepsis and Aseptic Technique in the Preparation of Dressings. In addition, the operatives are taken at stated periods to hos- pitals, in order to become familiar with the requirements of the surgeon The following books are used for reading and reference: — Gauze Dressings in Surgery.—Johnson & Johnson, Textbook of Nursing.— Weeks Shaw. Modern Methods of Wound Treatment.—Johnson & Johnson. The Rules of Aseptic and Antiseptic Surgery.—Gersier. Antisepsis and Antiseptics.—Buchanan. The Aseptic Treatment of Wounds.—Schimmelbusch. Manual of Bacteriology.—Crookshank. Manual of Bacteriology.—Sternberg, Surgical Asepsis.—Beck.