PHAR1101 Anaesthesia Questions and Answers
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"What did John "Surgeons cut as tenderly as possible; patients
Chrysostom describe experienced extreme pain, wailing; surgeons focused
about surgery before only on patient health."
anaesthetics?"
"Surgery was a last resort; brutal fast-cutting tools;
"What were key features of
multiple assistants to restrain patients; hot cauterizing
surgery before
tools to stop blood loss; high mortality due to blood
anaesthetics?"
loss and infection; specific postures required."
"What did Fanny Burney "Underwent mastectomy in 1811; screamed throughout
describe about pre- incision; described excruciating agony; surgeon Dr.
anaesthetic surgery?" Larrey appeared pale and horrified."
"When and how was "Isolated by Joseph Priestly in 1770s; Humphrey Davy
nitrous oxide (N₂O) tested on animals at Pneumatic Institute; human self-
discovered?" inhalation in 1799 gave pleasurable effects."
"Discovered by Joseph Black in 1750s; linked to 'bad
"What were early
air' in mines; CO₂ from volcanic fissures caused
experiments with carbon
reversible collapse in dogs (Grotto del Cane); Henry
dioxide (CO₂) in
Hill Hickman in 1824 performed surgery on animals
anaesthesia?"
under CO₂-induced torpid state."
"Who was Horace Wells "Observed pain-free injury under N₂O; used it for
and his contribution to tooth extraction with Colton; failed public demo at
nitrous oxide Massachusetts General Hospital ruined reputation;
anaesthesia?" later committed suicide."
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Terms in this set (17)
"What did John "Surgeons cut as tenderly as possible; patients
Chrysostom describe experienced extreme pain, wailing; surgeons focused
about surgery before only on patient health."
anaesthetics?"
"Surgery was a last resort; brutal fast-cutting tools;
"What were key features of
multiple assistants to restrain patients; hot cauterizing
surgery before
tools to stop blood loss; high mortality due to blood
anaesthetics?"
loss and infection; specific postures required."
"What did Fanny Burney "Underwent mastectomy in 1811; screamed throughout
describe about pre- incision; described excruciating agony; surgeon Dr.
anaesthetic surgery?" Larrey appeared pale and horrified."
"When and how was "Isolated by Joseph Priestly in 1770s; Humphrey Davy
nitrous oxide (N₂O) tested on animals at Pneumatic Institute; human self-
discovered?" inhalation in 1799 gave pleasurable effects."
"Discovered by Joseph Black in 1750s; linked to 'bad
"What were early
air' in mines; CO₂ from volcanic fissures caused
experiments with carbon
reversible collapse in dogs (Grotto del Cane); Henry
dioxide (CO₂) in
Hill Hickman in 1824 performed surgery on animals
anaesthesia?"
under CO₂-induced torpid state."
"Who was Horace Wells "Observed pain-free injury under N₂O; used it for
and his contribution to tooth extraction with Colton; failed public demo at
nitrous oxide Massachusetts General Hospital ruined reputation;
anaesthesia?" later committed suicide."
