Chapter 1 Flashcards
Who is the first anesthesiologist and what medication did he use
John Snow and chloroform
Who discovered nitric oxide
Joseph priestly
Who was the first person to study nitric oxide
Humphrey Davy
Who attempted to to use nitrous oxide for surgical procedures but was unsuccessful. He was interested in painless dentistry
Horace wells
Who produced the first procedure under anesthesia and what did he use
William Thomas Green Morton and he used ether
What surgeons From Boston promoted the use of either for anesthesia
Jacob Bigelow, George Hayworth, and John Warren
What is the safe way to use ether
Inhaled
What are Disadvantages of you using ether
Flammable,
prolonged induction of anesthesia,
Nausea and vomiting
What was the first local anesthetic and how was it used
Cocaine and it was applied topically
What invention progressed regional anesthesia
Invention of hallow needle and syringe
Who was the first person to use the hollow needle and syringe for combination treatment for patients
Alexander Wood
Who develops local anesthesia that was used for corneal surface of the eye
Carl koller in 1884
Who developed peripheral nerve blocks
Alfred Einhorn
Who demonstrated the anesthesia affects of cocaine
Carl Koller, 1884
What is the list toxic anesthetic version of cocaine?
Procaine Discovered by Alford Einhorn in 1905
What year did there become a renewed interest in promoting the study of Anastasia?
1930
When were the earliest tracheal airway devices available?
The 19th century, used to resuscitate from drowning
Who discovered the larygoscope and what was it used for
Chevalier Jackson and was used to remove foreign bodies from the airway
What are benefits of the tracheal tube
Protections of patient’s airway, control positive pressure ventilation of the lungs, and convenient access to surgical field for the head and neck surgeon
Who reported the first successful use of intocostrin to relax abdominal skeletal muscles during anesthesia
Harold G Griffith and Enid Johnson
The term anesthesia refers to what?
“Without perception”
Who championed the concept of stress free anesthesia in the book anoci-association
George Crile
How did George crile administer anesthesia
It was to combined procaine infiltration of the tissue with administration of nitric oxide and oxygen by mask
How does chloroform harm the body
Hepatotoxic
Who suggested the word anesthesia
William Morton
What is the job for the anesthesiologist during the intraoperative process
Suppress pain, provide pre-operative counseling, maintain Milieu interne during surgery, and facilitate the recovery process
