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First use of ether as an anaesthetic in 1846 by the dental surgeon W.T.G. Morton - Ernest Board (1920) 🇬🇧

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TachyonTele

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And in just under 150 years they'd make it into nets. The world be cray.

(I will be here all week, whether you like it or not)

TheTechnician27

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The first usage was January 1842 by William E. Clarke, not 1846 by W.T.G. Morton, and there was yet another one that March by Crawford W. Long for a tumor removal. Morton was of course still one of the pioneers of ether as an anaesthetic.

craftyindividual

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Wow. It's still pretty intense. I had gas (halothane?) as a 6 year old in about 1991 and they took about 10 teeth..a weird minty smell and then echoes. I woke up with a headache and a strange feeling where my teeth were.

LowtierComputer

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Maybe it's saying it was the first time Morton had used it?

deuleb_biezelbob

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Its fucking rad too, the sme though. expect to breath hospital-smell for 3 days

cerement

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Then: We’re gonna straight up knock you out.
Now: If we cheap out on the dose, we can guarantee your shot wears off half way through.