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Asepsis (History Editing)
The modern concept of asepsis evolved in the 19th century through multiple individuals. Ignaz Semmelweis showed that hand washing prior to delivery reduced puerperal fever. After the suggestion by Louis Pasteur, Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister introduced the use of carbolic acid as an antiseptic, and in doing so, reduced surgical infection rates. Lawson Tait went from antisepsis to asepsis, instilling practices such as a strict no-talking policy within his operating room and drastically limiting the number of people to come in contact with a patient's wound. Ernst von Bergmann introduced the autoclave, a device used for the practice of the sterilization of surgical instruments.

But everything from operating room uniforms to gloves were pioneered by William Halsted. Preceding modern-day scrubs attire, Halsted implemented a no street clothes policy in his operating room and opted to wore a completely white, sterile uniform consisting of a duck suit, tennis shoes, and skullcap, which helped to prevent the introduction of infections into open wounds. Additionally, Halsted would sterilize the operation site with alcohol, iodine and other disinfectants and use drapes to cover all areas except for the site. In his department at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he enforced an extreme hand washing ritual consisting of soaking in abrasive chemicals like permanganate and mercury bichloride solution and scrubbing with stiff brushes. The damage to a surgical nurse's hands compelled him to create the earliest form of the surgical gloves with the Goodyear Rubber Company.

Subject Guide Summary: Medicine
Editing Wikipedia Articles on Medicine

A critical part of editing wikipedia articles is to adhere to community guidelines and to ensure only original wording is used, as anything else would be considered plagiarism with serious repercussions for the contributor's online record. Though organization of the articles is ultimately up to the contributors, some conventional sections should be included to address certain topics people tend to look for. Another important part of wikipedia articles are their references, which should be from a variety of credible sources and cited correctly. When constructing and writing the articles, it is important to maintain an objective, encyclopedic tone, presenting all sides of a topic and avoiding "original research" by only including explicitly stated content from the sources. Because the article's broader focus is on medicine, it's also important to remember to make the content understandable to people who aren't studying medicine, such as reducing the use of unnecessary medical jargon or at least adding a brief explanation.