Anaesthetics (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Definition of anaesthetic
Definition of anaesthetic
Substance that prevents people from feeling pain
Problem anaesthetics solved
Problem anaesthetics solved
Patient pain during surgery
Key pioneer of modern anaesthetics
Key pioneer of modern anaesthetics
James Simpson
1525 anaesthetic experiment
1525 anaesthetic experiment
Paracelsus used ether on animals
Humphry Davy's 1799 discovery
Humphry Davy's 1799 discovery
Nitrous oxide had pain-relieving properties
First to use ether in surgery (1842)
First to use ether in surgery (1842)
Crawford Long
Simpson's 1847 breakthrough
Simpson's 1847 breakthrough
First to deliver baby using anaesthetic
Anaesthetic Simpson promoted from 1847
Anaesthetic Simpson promoted from 1847
Chloroform
1848 chloroform incident
1848 chloroform incident
Woman died from overdose in Newcastle
Queen Victoria's 1853 anaesthetic use
Queen Victoria's 1853 anaesthetic use
Used chloroform during childbirth
Impact of Queen Victoria using chloroform
Impact of Queen Victoria using chloroform
Royal endorsement encouraged public acceptance
Carl Koller's 1884 discovery
Carl Koller's 1884 discovery
Cocaine could be used as local anaesthetic
Simpson's experimental method
Simpson's experimental method
Tested substances on himself and friends
Simpson's original profession
Simpson's original profession
Obstetrician (childbirth specialist)
Religious opposition to anaesthetics
Religious opposition to anaesthetics
Pain seen as punishment from God