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159 - Regional Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation > History of Anesthesia > Flashcards

History of Anesthesia Flashcards

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Produced a needle for injecting drugs used in ophthalmic veterinary work

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Von Newwer 1827

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Father of Anesthesiology

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Horace Wells 1844

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3
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Company that made the aspirating syringe

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Novocol

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4
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Local anesthesia synthesized by Alfred Einhorn

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Procaine

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Synthesized the parent drug of all ester types of local anesthesia

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Alfred Einhorn 1904

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6
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Coined the term anesthesia

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Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes 1846

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First mandibular nerve block (person)

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Dr. William Stewart Halsted (1884)

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Inhalation of nitrous oxide

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Humphrey Davy 1799

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devised the cartridge system

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Harvey Cook 1917

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First to isolate pure cocaine

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Frederick Wohler 1860

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Obtained a crude extract of cocaine from Coca plant

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Gardeke 1855

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12
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First successful use of inhalation anesthesia in dentistry

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Horace Wells

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Synthesized the parent drug of all amide types of local anesthesia

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Nils Lofgren 1943

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14
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Used cocaine in ophthalmology

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Karl Koller 1884

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Demonstrated the use of epinephrine to retard local anesthetic absorption

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Heinrich Braun 1901

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16
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Patented a syringe that needs the skin to be incised first before insertion of needle

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Zophar Jayne 1841

17
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Received postage stamp for his contribution to anesthesiology; Unpublished work

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Dr. Crawford W. Long 1842

18
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First to demonstrate spinal anesthesia

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Dr. Leonard Corning (1895)

19
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Discovery of nitrous oxide

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Priestley 1772

20
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Teacher of William T.G. Morton

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Charles T. Jackson

21
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Local anesthesia synthesized by Nils Lofgren

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Lignocaine

22
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Glass and metal syringe for injecting opiates

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Alexander Wood 1853

23
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All metal hypodermic syringe

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Charles Gabriel Pravaz 1853

24
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First hypodermic needle

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Francis Rynd 1844

25
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First mandibular nerve block (substance)

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4% cocaine

26
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Documented demonstration of ether anesthesia during tooth extraction (1846)

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Dr. William T.G. Morton

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