Important People Flashcards
What army was Dioscorides a surgeon in?
Nero’s Army
Who made Diethyl ether from sulfuric acid & ethyl alcohol?
Valerius Cordus
What was the the 1st volatile anesthetic
Diethyl Ether
What is the recipe for inhaled soporifics in the Middle Ages? What is the reversal?
1/2 oz opium
juice of mandrake leave
juice of hemlock
3 oz of hyoscyamus (atropine)
sufficient water
Reversal: vinegar/smelly salts
Who invented the 1st IV access? What was it made from? What was it tested on?
Sir Christopher Wren & Robert Boyle
Goose Quill
Doggo :(
Who discovered NO? What else did this person discover?
Joseph Priestly
Photosynthesis
Who suggested NO for surgical pain control? What else did this person discover
Humphry Davy
Electrolytes
Who noticed patients under N2O didn’t have pain? What was his occupation? Where did he do a demonstration? What was the outcome?
Horace Wells
Dentist
Mass General
Humbug b/c the patient moved and recalled the pulling and tugging, but no pain.
Who administered Nitrous with Oxygen? Where was this person from?
Andrews
Chicago
1868
Nitrous/Oxygen administration without cyanosis
Who invented the 1st anesthesia machine? What did it administer
Hewitt
Nitrous/Oxygen
What did Crawford Long do?
Removed 2 vascular neck tumors using ether and whiskey
How did William Morton use ether?
Used it for denture fittings
What year was the 1st successful ether demonstration?
1846
Who developed pure ether? What else is this person known for?
Dr. Robinson Squibb
Squibb pharmaceuticals
What did Sir James Simpson do?
Obstetrician in Scotland
Defined pain - actual or potential tissue damage
Had a religious idea that women didn’t deserve anesthesia d/t Adam & Eve.
Used Chloroform
Who was Dr. John Snow
Full-time anesthetist - OB
Discovered epidemiology when he traced London cholera outbreak to a water source
Queen Victoria, Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice
What was the Hyderabad Commisions?
Chloroform controversy d/t deaths of healthy people. Study 430 cases without recording devices and 157 with
Who discovered chloroform caused hepatotoxicity in children?
Guthrie
Who released light chloroform anesthesia released adrenaline leading to fatal V Fib in animals?
Levy
What ophthalmologist used cocaine for an anesthetic?
Dr. Koller
Who did the 1st regional (mandibular) nerve block with cocaine?
Dr. Halsted
Who did the 1st spinal anesthetic with cocaine? What did this person invent
Dr. August Bier
Bier block - still used for carpal tunnel, ganglion cysts, wrists/hand surgery
Who was the 1st recognized nurse anesthetist
Sister Mary Bernard
Who is known as the mother of anesthesia? How many cases did she have? What did she use?
Alice Magaw
14,000 cases
Drop ether
