First Use of Anesthetic

Historical Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)
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First surgical operation using anaesthesia performed by Crawford Long The anesthetic was a sulphuric ether gas.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "First Use of Anesthetic". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 January 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5957, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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