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Card 6

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Which dental surgeon was actually the first person to use this new gas in surgery?

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Card 7

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Ether was the next type of anaesthetic used in America by William Morton. It was first used for teeth extraction, but what was removed from a patient in the first proper operation that used ether?

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Card 8

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Can you name at least 3 common problems with ether?

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Card 9

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Chloroform was discovered as an anaesthetic by which Scottish doctor in 1847?

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Card 10

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Which high profile person endorsed the use of chloroform in Britain?

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Card 11

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Name one patient that died from heart problems caused by a wrong dosage of chloroform

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Card 12

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What was invented by Dr. John Snow that controlled the dosage of chloroform to patients?

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Card 13

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Explain why the number of deaths actually went up after the discovery of anaesthetics?

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Card 14

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Which controversial anaesthetic was being experimented with by the late 1800s?

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Card 15

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What was the Black Period of surgery?

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