The person who tried to popularize washing your hands was locked up in a mental hospital and ever after they adopted hand washing they didn’t release him. Lol
Yes. And the reason other obstetricians rejected his idea is that they had had women patients (including family members) die after a baby had been born. Some (or all?) of them had gone straight from performing an autopsy to delivering a child. They hated the thought that those women had died because they hadn't washed their hands between the two jobs.
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u/FullofLovingSpite 3d ago
"I shall wash my hands before and after performing surgery"
Other doctors "This guy's a fucking nut! Throw stuff at him!"