craftyindividual@lemm.eeM to artporn@lemm.ee · 2 days agoFirst use of ether as an anaesthetic in 1846 by the dental surgeon W.T.G. Morton - Ernest Board (1920) 🇬🇧upload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down11
arrow-up186arrow-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 · 2 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days 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-up2·1 day 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?