Conventional dressings had failed to produce a successful outcome so
maggot therapy was introduced.
While treating soldiers in World War I he noted the good condition of wounds that had been infested with
maggots and was the first doctor on record to experiment with the use of
maggots in treating infections.
Maggot will travel all over the country to learn about our most threatened species in BBC Wales' contribution to Auntie's special season on July 4 at 7pm.
When Midland MPs last week called for the NHS to return to 19th Century practices, like using
maggots and leeches to treat wounds, they gave the impression the creepy crawlies were not used in modern medicine.
Drawn on peg eight in the Basin, Smith poled chopped worm, caster and red
maggot to land a bream nudging 3lb, a 1lb tench, two decent skimmers plus bits for 6-13-0.
Thankfully, the team was able to successfully remove the
maggot, according to the report inBMJ Case Reports.
Effect of the substrate on the biomass and
maggot size: The experimental design was a Complete Random Design (CRD) with 10 repetitions.
Mrs Cooke-Griffiths, 26, who works as a carer, said: "I have lived here for 12 months and ever since I've had the house I have been getting problems with
maggots. The council have been here a few times.
RESIDENTS of a Dingle apartment block say their lives are being made a misery by a "plague" of
maggots infesting their hallways.
Nursing considerations include pain management and
maggot containment.
JAMIE Oliver has had a Kitchen Nightmare - after a diner at his restaurant was stunned to see
maggots falling on to his lunch.