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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 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Maybe it's saying it was the first time Morton had used it?

[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

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.