Anesthesiology2

Anesthesia Throughout History

By eosterman

  • Intro of Nitrous Oxide

    Intro of Nitrous Oxide
    British chemist Davy Humphry was the first to suggest nitrous oxide as an anesthetic.
  • Period: to

    Anesthesia

  • Nitrous Oxide Experimentation

    Henry Hill Hickman experimented with nitrous oxide as an anesthetic.

  • Ether

    Ether
    Crawford Long was the first to use ether as an oral inhalable anesthetic.

  • Nitrous oxide in dentistry

    Nitrous oxide in dentistry
    Horace Wells first used nitrous oxide during dental operation.

  • Ether in child births

    Crawford Long used ether during child births to relieve pain.

  • Ether evolution

    Ether evolution
    W.T.G. Morton later used ether in more serious operations and developed its effectiveness.

  • Chloroform

    Chloroform
    James Simpson used chloroform to ease pain during the delivery of newborns.

  • Epidural use

    The use of epidural anestesia had begun, but was not yet accepted in clinical practice.

  • Epidural Acceptance

    The use of epidural anesthesia was inducted into clinical practice.

  • Medical Schools open training

    Medical Schools open training
    Medical schools began offering formal training in anesthesia.

  • Anesthesiology

    Anesthesiology
    The study and administration of anesthesia became its own study called anesthesiology.