anaesthetics Flashcards
1
Q
Who was the first person to use laughing gas as an aneasthetic?
A
Sir Humphrey Davy
2
Q
When did Robert liston successfully amputate a leg using ether?
A
1846
3
Q
When did Liston use chloroform?
A
1847
4
Q
When and why did opposition to the use of cholororm largely die down and why?
A
1853 when Queen Lizzie used it to give birth.
5
Q
When were coca leaves used to make cocaine for an aneasthetic?
A
1850s
6
Q
When could cocaine be chemically produced?
A
1891
7
Q
Main general drawback out of all of these?
A
Difficult to get right dose.
