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What was the first anaesthetic? Nitrous oxide (laughing gas)
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Who discovered the first anaesthetic? Humprey Davy
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When was ether first used? 1846
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What did James simpson discover? Chloroform
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When was chlorform first used? 1847
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When did hannah greener die and how? 1848 from chloroform
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Who invented the chlorofom inhaler and when? John snow in 1848
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who popularised chloroform by using it in 1853? Queen Victoria
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Why was there opositioin to anaesthetics? Religion. Not understood. Equipment heavy and expensive. Made operation take longer.
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