How the rubber glove was invented | Moments of Vision 4 - Jessica Oreck

Bagaimana sarung tangan karet diciptakan | Ketika Ilham Datang 4 - Jessica Oreck

Translator: Lisa Widjaja Reviewer: Lanny Yunita

In a Moment of Vision...

Ketika Ilham Datang...

It's the winter of 1890.

Waktu itu musim dingin tahun 1890.

Dr. William Halsted is the chief surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Dr. William Halsted adalah kepala dokter bedah di Rumah Sakit John Hopkins.

The scrub nurse under Halsted, a woman named Caroline Hampton,

Suster bawahan Dokter Halsted yang bernama Caroline Hampton

begins to develop a severe reaction to the strong disinfectants

mulai mengalami reaksi buruk akibat obat disinfektan kuat

used to scour her hands and arms before surgery.

yang dipakai untuk membersihkan tangan dan lengannya sebelum operasi.

Dr. Halsted menaruh perhatian pada penderitaannya.

Halsted takes an interest in her plight.

In a moment of vision, he asks Goodyear rubber company

Dr. Halsted mendapat ide, dan meminta perusahaan karet Goodyear

to experiment with the production of a pair of thin rubber gloves.

melakukan percobaan untuk membuat sepasang sarung tangan karet tipis.

They fit Caroline, well, like gloves, and her hands begin to recover.

Sarung tangan itu pas untuk Caroline, dan tangannya mulai pulih.

In fact, the gloves are such a success

Bahkan, sarung tangan itu sangat sukses

that the good doctor orders more for his team and for himself.

sehingga Dr. Halsted memesan lebih banyak sarung tangan untuk timnya dan dirinya.

From these early experiments,

Dari percobaan awal ini,

a multibillion dollar rubber glove industry is born.

industri sarung tangan karet yang bernilai milyaran dolar bermula.

And it turns out the doctor didn't just want to protect the nurse's hands.

Ternyata, dokter itu tidak hanya ingin melindungi tangan sang suster.

He also wanted to take them in holy matrimony.

Dia juga ingin membawanya ke jenjang pernikahan.

Halsted and Caroline were married

Dr. Halsted dan Caroline menikah

just a few months after he gave her that first pair of gloves.

hanya beberapa bulan setelah dia memberinya sepasang sarung tangan.