Semmelweis Magnets

Ignaz Semmelweis was without honor in his own time, and people scoffed at his breakthrough discovery - that handwashing can save lives. But thankfully we know it now! Go wash your hands. Design also available in light text for dark backgrounds.

Ignaz Semmelweis was without honor in his own time, and people scoffed at his breakthrough discovery - that handwashing can save lives. But thankfully we know it now! Go wash your hands. Design available in other sizes and colors.

Ignaz Semmelweis was without honor in his own time, and people scoffed at his breakthrough discovery - that handwashing can save lives. But thankfully we know it now! Go wash your hands. Design also available in dark text for light backgrounds.

Ignaz Semmelweis was without honor in his own time, and people scoffed at his breakthrough discovery - that handwashing can save lives. But thankfully we know it now! Go wash your hands. Design available in other sizes and colors.

Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (born Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865) was a Hungarian physician of German extraction now known as an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Described as the "savior of mothers", Semmelweis discovered that the incidence of puerperal fever (also known as "childbed fever") could be drastically cut by the use of hand disinfection in obstetrical clinics. Puerperal fever was common in mid-19th-century hospitals and often fatal, with mortality at 10%–35%. Semmelweis proposed the practice of washing hands with chlorinated lime solutions in 1847 while working in Vienna General Hospital's First Obstetrical Clinic, where doctors' wards had three times the mortality of midwives' wards. He published a b...

Ignaz Semmelweis was the first to push hand-washing as a significant factor in public health, and hopefully we all know this basic fact now. Wash your hands! For at least 20 seconds! With soap!

Ignaz Semmelweis was the first to push hand-washing as a significant factor in public health, and hopefully we all know this basic fact now. Wash your hands! For at least 20 seconds! With soap!