READING COMPREHENSION ANGLÈS PROFESSIONAL 25/09
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Semelweiss:
• Who are the authors of the article?
• What is the significance of the year 2018 in the context of the article?
• Where was Ignaz Semmelweis born?
• What field did Semmelweis first study before pursuing medicine?
• What role did Semmelweis have at the Vienna General Hospital in 1846?
• What was the common disease affecting women in Europe during the mid-19th
century?
• How was childbed fever traditionally explained before Semmelweis'
intervention?
• What observation did Semmelweis make regarding the difference in mortality
rates between the two obstetric wards?
• How did the death of Jakob Kolletschka influence Semmelweis’ hypothesis
about childbed fever?
• What did Semmelweis order to be done on 15 May 1847?
• What was the impact of Semmelweis’ handwashing intervention on the mortality
rate?
• What was the composition of the chlorinated lime solution used by
Semmelweis?
• What additional recommendation did Semmelweis make in early 1848
concerning hand hygiene?
• Why did Semmelweis’ colleagues and students resist his ideas?
• What happened to Semmelweis after he returned to Budapest and made the
same observations?
• What did Semmelweis publish in 1861?
• How did Semmelweis die in 1865?
• What does the term "maternal sepsis" refer to in modern terminology?
• How many people worldwide are estimated to suffer from sepsis each year?
• What percentage of deaths associated with pregnancy and childbirth is due to
sepsis?
• What is the estimated number of newborn deaths associated with maternal
infections each year?
• What was the percentage reduction in maternal sepsis deaths between 2005
and 2015?
• How does antimicrobial resistance influence the treatment of sepsis?
• What are some of the basic infection prevention and control (IPC) practices
mentioned in the article?
• How much can establishing IPC programs reduce healthcare-associated
infections?
• What was the focus of the 2018 WHO ‘SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands’
campaign?
• What are the “5 moments for hand hygiene” referenced in the article?
• Who are the target groups for the WHO campaign’s calls to action?
• What are some of the global public health goals related to sepsis prevention
mentioned in the article?
• What is the main lesson learned from Semmelweis’ work that is still relevant in
modern healthcare?