Anesthetics are almost taken for granted now, but they have a relatively short history. In the bad old days surgery was a spectator sport, and a patient was as likely to die from the shock as he was from the disease or deformity that plagued him. Scream: The History of Anesthetics covers the major highlights of the quest for the perfect anesthetic.
Kofi Burke
Screaming Patient
Sean Douglas
Crimean Soldier
Joe Gooch
Frederick Churchill
Steve Kingett
Terrfied patient
Jimmy O'Rourke
Richard Gill
Linda Stratmann
Self
Anesthetics are almost taken for granted now, but they have a relatively short history. In the bad old days surgery was a spectator sport, and a patient was as likely to die from the shock as he was from the disease or deformity that plagued him. Scream: The History of Anesthetics covers the major highlights of the quest for the perfect anesthetic.
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