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Semmelweis Week 2 Exam with correctAnswers
CHILDBED FEVER - Correct Answers -women died shortly after childbirth.
What was the death rate compared to division 2? - Correct Answers -death rate was 4
to 5 times greater than that in "Division II" of the ward
What were Semmelweis' initial observations? - Correct Answers -High death rate after
childbirth
20% of women in his division
His division was primarily male Drs.
Female division 2- far less death
What possible explanatory story might Semmelweis come up with? - Correct Answers -
His division is doing something wrong
Men was causing disease
How could he test his ideas? - Correct Answers -Careful Observation
Experimental intervention
Scientific method
turning point of child birth fever - Correct Answers -One of Semmelweis' friends was
distracted by the conversation, and he punctured his finger with the scalpel.
Days later, Semmelweis' friend became quite sick, showing symptoms not unlike those
of childbed fever.
His friend's ultimate death strengthened Semmelweis' resolve to understand and
prevent childbed fever.
What might Semmelweis now propose as an explanatory story? - Correct Answers -
Handling corpses linked to disease
Something on corspe surface cause disease
Transfer of disease agent via male Dr's to mothers
How could Semmelweis test his new hypothesis? - Correct Answers -Create hygiene
regimen eg. Handwashing
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