History of Anesthetic Gases Flashcards
Who synthesized nitrous oxide? And when?
Priestly in 1776
Who suggested the use of nitrous oxide in surgery?
Humphrey Davey in 1799
Who had an unsuccessful attempt to use nitrous oxide at MGH? And when?
Horace Wells in 1845
Who synthesized diethyl ether? And when?
Valerius Cordus in 1540
Who described ether analgesia? And when?
Michael Farraday in 1800s
Who introduced ether at MGH? And when?
William Morton in 1846
Who introduced the word “anesthesia”? And when?
Oliver Wendell Holmes in 1847
Who gave birth under the influence of chloroform? And when?
1853 Queen Victoria
Who introduced chloroform? And when?
James Young Simpson in 1847
Who synthesized chloroform? And when?
Samuel Guthrie, Eugene Souberain, and Justus von Liebig
1831
Who introduced chloroform? When?
James Young Simpson in 1847
