Antiseptics in War Time

Antiseptics

Antiseptics are chemical products which are applied on live tissues in order to eliminate microorganisms potentially pathogenic, or to inhibit their growth. The selection of the antiseptic must be done according to the properties and the recommended uses of the product. This article describes the main antiseptics used in the clinical practice, paying attention to its range of activity, recommen...

Death in War Time

Antiseptics in Surgery

BACKGROUND Wound healing is a complex process, with many potential factors that can delay or complicate healing. Bacterial infection is one of the most dangerous complications once the skin barrier is destroyed. The search for optimal treatment of chronic and infected wounds is an ongoing challenge for healthcare professionals. METHODS This article discusses recent findings in the field of wo...

Recent developments in wound antiseptics.

Some Aspects of Nutrition in War-time

FOR many years physiologists have recognised that the basic food requiremelnts for similar types of persons living in similar environments are in a broad sense equal. 'The factors which dletermine food requirements are sex, age, climate, and amount of muscular exercise. Income and social status have nothing to do with requirements. 'I'he war has given practical application to this principle; ou...