An example of a machine used by Lister to spray carbolic acid into the air when he was carrying out an operation This proved that antiseptic surgery significantly reduced the risk of infection ...

Some surgeons complained that the acid irritated their eyes and hands ... suffered from dry skin on her hands due to the use of carbolic spray. The use of gloves helped to make surgery cleaner ...

who killed herself with carbolic acid, surely ought to stir this community to action in regard to the sale of that poison and the passage of a law restricting its sale to properly prepared ...