The DRAMA Behind Anesthesia's Discovery

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[jacktheflying]

god, to be in a class where the traditional end-of-lecture activity was to get zooted with your prof for science

[catgirl]

that guys dog is the true hero of this story if u ask me

[bobd]

Ah...Robert Liston...the only known doctor with a 300% mortality rate in a single surgery!

[thomasbell]

The River Lethe (which Morton's concoction was named for) had nothing to do with ""healing". The word meant "forgetfulness" or "oblivion". Definitely a good choice for an anesthesia drug.
The river itself, in Greek mythology, was in Hades. And no, our synonym for hell did not have the same meaning for the Greeks.

[uptoolate]

Just imagine how far we could get without lawyers.

[moonmufflewuggins]

This is an amazing video! Im really glad I found it, I was doing a study for one of my Uni courses, and this gave me the kick I needed to do further research, thank you so much! I hope I can see your channel grow from now on.

[BrokenFootRailfan]

This was so interesting. As someone who has had multiple surgeries. I am very very glad anesthesia exists!

[theodorekorehonen]

Hey can you explain the "using sulfuric acid for pain relief" bit? I got sulfuric acid on me in an undergrad Chem course and it did quite the opposite so I'm curious how that worked

[mayawillson]

Found the channel yesterday and I've been obsessed with every single video .. literally i'm speechless 🔥

[wanderingsoul]

This channel is so underrated!
Hope it grows into a bigger thing, so that I can say I ve been subbed since 1k 😁

[vulpo]

I somehow had the mistaken impression that anesthesia was not available for the many amputations and other surgeries needed during the American Civil War. It is good to know that it became widely available in America 15 years earlier. Unfortunately, Joseph Lister didn't publish his antiseptic principles until after the war was over.

[OneAdamAdam]

"Were there
no
lawyers back then?"
Exactly!
That's
why society advanced so quickly!

[Coocoocachoo]

Thank you for making these episodes.

Have attempted to visit Ether Dome in person but was never successful in entering.

I wish my lecturers had somehow incorporated these into med school classes. Would have made them much more interesting, in retrospect.

[maybeforgetful]

Imagine being in class and your profesor gets high as shit on laughing gas

[etee]

I can still remember the early 80s, I was a kid and need a major surgery by my dentist after a accident.... They made me high with laughing gas...
I still remember that smell, , the strange feeling and how fast the time goes

[JaabirMohamed]

Absolutely privileged to have access to your videos. Highly informative and tonnes of thanks. My everyday morning goes well hearing to u sometimes again and again to grab it all up

[TheeJooceisLoose]

I just found your channel and you deserve way more subs than you got, I watch alot of these type of videos and yours are clear and concise

[sophiaannnn]

it is so funny to me knowing they were doing whip-its in the 1800s. im gonna use that fact to pick on my friends who do them

[haileybalmer]

"Great Man history is pointless" BRUH. Has anyone told you lately what a gem you are?

[ChoppingtonOtter]

We are so lucky to live when we do. Imagine the misery before anaesthesia and antibiotics? The vast majority of human history in fact.