History of Science 2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: General Anaesthesia, Thomas Beddoes, Humphry Davy
18 Jan 2018
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Became a part of chinese culture, in europe in the 16th century when ships were used for discovery. Anaesthesia and antiseptics: knowledge of anatomy, preventing blood loss, anaesthesia, keeping patient free from infections. Many patients would not be able to survive surgery. Era of modern anaesthesia begins in the 1840s. Opium and alcohol = laudanum (17th century) Plants that have been used for anaesthetic properties. The history of anaesthetize is the idea of could have been, potential. It was a progressive institute and controversial. Two key people involved in the institute: thomas beddoes (1760 to 1808) History has shown us it is highly addictive. Mothers, fathers, sisters, brother who were highly addictive. Packing a body in ice, to numb limbs. If all fails, punch the patient that can now be operated on. Controversial because it involved people breathing in gases to experiment with those gases. Provided free medical services in exchange to be medical subjects.
