Surgeon Alexander Vishnevsky, Timed to the 150th Anniversary of his Birth
Obverse
a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, above it along the rim the inscription in a semicircle ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed with paired diamonds on both sides, under the coat of arms are the chemical symbol and fineness of the metal on the left and fine metal content and the mint mark on the right, at the bottom centre in three lines are the inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘2 РУБЛЯ’ (2 RUBLES), and the year of issue ‘2024 г.’ (2024).
Reverse
images of a portrait of Alexander Vishnevsky, sitting at the table with surgical instruments, and the Bowl of Hygieia, the inscriptions on the left around the circumference "А. В. ВИШНЕВСКИЙ" (A. V. VISHNEVSKY), and the years of his birth and death ‘1874’ and ‘1948’ in two lines below. All the design elements are cast in relief.
Authors
Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.A. Dolgopolova (reverse).
Sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse, reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
Edge: 195 corrugations.
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Alexander Vishnevsky (1874–1948) was an outstanding Russian and Soviet surgeon, professor, pioneer of domestic neurosurgery, Doctor of Medical Sciences, and a full member of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences. He was awarded the State Stalin Prize of the 2nd degree. Vishnevsky founded a dynasty of renowned surgeons, invented a famous liniment, and developed new anaesthesia and septic wound treatment methods. He was the author of the Vishnevsky Triad and over a hundred of other inventions.
The Vishnevsky Triad is a combination of three methods he developed, specifically local anaesthesia by the creeping infiltrate method, novocaine blocks, and bandages with the Vishnevsky liniment. The method involved infiltration of tissues along the nerve with a weak solution of novocaine with adrenaline. Alexander Vishnevsky discovered that, in addition to analgesia, the anaesthetic also reduced inflammation and accelerated tissue healing. The anaesthetic eliminates pain, and the liniment containing birch tar, xeroformium and castor oil prevents the development of pathological flora in wounds and causes local irritation thus promoting tissue healing. Efficiently healing soldiers’ wounds, this method saved many people during the Second World War.
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