Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 146

Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 146 Question 1 What was James Lind famous for (clue = physician in the Royal Navy)? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet2127957572'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink2127957572')) He conducted the first ever clinical trial. Lind thought scurvy was due to putrefaction of the body and could be cured by acids. 2 months into a trip at sea, 12 sailors became ill. He split them into 6 groups of 2, each group received an addition to their normal diet. Group 1 – quart of cider, Group 2 – 25 drops of sulphuric acid, Group 3 – 6 spoonfuls of vinegar, Group 4 – half a pint of seawater, Group 5 – 2 oranges and 1 lemon, Group 6 – a spicy paste plus a drink of barley water. Group 5 recovered by six days and were fit for work. This trial was ignored and the results not fully implemented for another 47 years. [Reference] Question 2 What has Dr Semmelweis and cadaverous poisoning got to do with modern medicine? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1407467623'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1407467623')) Washing your hands Dr Semmelweis a Hungarian physician, noted that doctors were infecting childbearing women during labour as they transferred “cadaverous mat...
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