1844 ⟶ Francis Rynd Develops the Hypodermic Needle

Francis Rynd invents the hypodermic needle.
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🩺 René Laennec Invents the Stethoscope

René Laennec invents the first Stethoscope.⟶
René Laennec Invents the Stethoscope (1816)
MedicineMedical TechnologyScientific InnovationFrench HistoryHealthcare
FranceFrance

💉 Francis Rynd Develops the Hypodermic Needle

Francis Rynd invents the hypodermic needle.⟶
Francis Rynd Develops the Hypodermic Needle (1844)
MedicineMedical TechnologyHealthSurgeryHealthcare
IrelandIreland

🧤 William Halsted invents surgical rubber gloves

William Stewart Halsted, invents the rubber glove for his wife Caroline Hampton as he noticed her hands were affected by the daily surgeries she had performed. The gloves were intended to prevent medical staff from developing dermatitis from surgical chemicals. The first modern disposable glove was created by Ansell Rubber Co. Pty. Ltd. in 1965.⟶
William Halsted invents surgical rubber gloves (1893)
MedicineSurgeryMedical TechnologyHygieneHealth
United StatesUnited States

🇮🇪 Irish Civil War Begins

June 28: The Irish Civil War begins.⟶
Irish Civil War Begins (1922)
Civil WarIrish HistoryIndependenceIrish Republican Army
IrelandIreland

🇮🇪 Irish Civil War Ends

May 24: The Irish Civil War ends.⟶
Irish Civil War Ends (1923)
Civil WarIrish HistoryIndependenceIrish Republican Army
IrelandIreland

⚡ Invention of the Electric Current Defibrillator

G. S. Yunyev or Naum Gurvich invented the electric current defibrillator⟶
Invention of the Electric Current Defibrillator (1939)
MedicineMedical TechnologyElectrical EngineeringSoviet UnionHealthcare
Soviet UnionSoviet Union