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

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TheTechnician27@lemmy.world
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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.

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LowtierComputer@lemmy.world
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Maybe it’s saying it was the first time Morton had used it?

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craftyindividual@lemm.eeOPM
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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.

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