Problem of Pain Flashcards
1
Q
What was the first chemical anaesthetic and when was it first used?
A
Nitrous Oxide - 1799
2
Q
What was used in the 1840s?
A
Ether
3
Q
What was used in 1847 and by whom?
A
Chloroform - James Simpson
4
Q
How did James Simpson find effective anaesthetics?
A
Experimented on himself
5
Q
What were oppositions to anaesthetics?
A
Under the surgeon’s control - Some died under anesthetic -
6
Q
What did anaesthetics allow?
A
The surgeon’s to work more slowly and do more complex operations
7
Q
When did anaesthetics become acceptable?
A
When Queen Victoria used it during childbirth
8
Q
What was the Black Period?
A
Death rates increased due to more complex operations and therefore an increase in the rate of infection
