craftyindividual@lemm.eeM to artporn@lemm.ee · 1 day agoFirst use of ether as an anaesthetic in 1846 by the dental surgeon W.T.G. Morton - Ernest Board (1920) 🇬🇧upload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageFirst use of ether as an anaesthetic in 1846 by the dental surgeon W.T.G. Morton - Ernest Board (1920) 🇬🇧upload.wikimedia.orgcraftyindividual@lemm.eeM to artporn@lemm.ee · 1 day agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoThe 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.
minus-squareLowtierComputer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 hours agoMaybe it’s saying it was the first time Morton had used it?
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.
Maybe it’s saying it was the first time Morton had used it?