History- Anaesthetics
- Created by: Shannon Hamilton
- Created on: 26-01-13 09:28
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The transformation of surgery...
In 1840, 3 problems prevented the development of surgery.
1)Pain: There were no anaesthetics & operations were carried out on concious patients. Operations had to be fast (amputation of a leg= 30 seconds), long operations were next to impossible and internal operations were incredibly rare.
2)Infection:Germ theory was unknown…
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