2) History of Anesthesia

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1772

nitrous oxide developed by Joseph Priestly

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1842

diethyl ether used by Crawford Long / William Clark

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1844

nitrous oxide used by Horace Wells to remove 1 of his own teeth

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Oct 16, 1846

ether used by William Morton to remove tumor from neck at Mass General

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1853

chloroform used by John Snow for Queen Victoria’s delivery

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1857

Claude Bernard learned curare blowguns produce muscle relaxation

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1884

cocaine used as topical for eye surgery

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1896

BP measurement

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1898

first spinal

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1911

brachial plexus blocks

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1920s

laryngoscopes & ETTS

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1949

succinylcholine

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1956

halothane (1st vaporized agent)

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1974

pulse ox

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1981

isoflurane

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1983

LMA by Dr. Bane

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1985

anesthesia patient and safety foundation

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1989

propofol

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1992

desflurane

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1995

sevoflurane