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YEAR	MILESTONES
2700 BC	Shen Nung the second Chinese emperor who had tested the effects of 300 drugs on himself and has explained the narcotic properties of the Kemp plant.
1350 BC	The soporific and aphrodisiac properties of the mandrake were well known among the Egyptian Pharaohs.
77 AD	Dioscorides Pedanius a Greek physician in his fourth book of Materia Medica has gives details about the various substances that induces anesthesia. He coined the term anesthesia meaning lack of sensation in Greek.
1037	Avicenna an Iranian philosopher and physician said that the most powerful stupefacient is opium
1460	Heinrich von Pfolsprundt, a German military surgeon was the first to give an account of the soporific sponge (a recipe that suppresses sensation of pain) used in the treatment of gunshots.
1665	Sir Christopher Wren an English Architect with the help of Robert Boyle was the first to infuse opium and perform intravenousanesthesia in dogs.
1765	Matthew Turner an English chemist and surgeon was the first person to produce and sell ether. He recommended inhalation of sulfuric ether as a treatment for headaches.
1772	Joseph Priestley an English chemist discovered nitrous oxide.
1786	Cornelius Celsus described in detail about the preparation of the anodyne pills in the 46^th edition of the Roman encyclopedia.
1817	Friedrich Serturner a German apothecary coined the term morphine and also elucidated the narcotic properties of opium.
1834	Jean Baptiste Dumas a French chemist unraveled the chemical structure and coined the term chloroform.
1847	Marie Jean Pierre Flourens and Francois-Achille Longet reported the effects and mode of action of ether on the central nervous system.

YEAR	MILESTONES
1847	Sir James Young Simpson a Scottish physician introduced chloroform as an anesthetic agent during childbirth. Chloroform was first used on Queen Victoria, during her eighth delivery.
1847	Edward H. Barton at Vera Cruz, Mexico was the first to use sulfuric ether as the anesthetic agent for a leg amputation during wartime.
1856	John Snow, an English physician designed the chloroform inhaler, which delivered the anesthetic agent at optimum levels. He was the first to perform endotracheal anesthesia on a rabbit.
1860	Etienne Jules Marey a French physician discovered the sphygmographe. This device helped to record the pulse form on the forearm.
1870	Joseph T Clover an English surgeon improved the techniques of gas delivery and cautioned the physicians to monitor the vital signs.
1875	Claude Bernard a French physiologist Discovered the nerve muscle blocking action and the introduced the use of mixed anesthesia.
1878	Paul Bert the French physiologist along with the American surgeon Edmund W Andrews introduced nitrous oxide in Anesthesiology.
1907	Frederick J. Cotton and Walter M. Boothby invented an apparatus for the delivery of nitrous oxide, ether and oxygen.
1908	A.D Waller designs the chloroform balance, which determines the concentration of the vapor, received by the patient.
1910	Lincoln F. Sise invented the apparatus “introducer” for insertion of lumbar puncture needles.
1936	American society of Anesthetist was founded.

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Posted by: vivekadt Posted on: 08/03/2011

great information, but kindly include some advance use of Anaesthesia in different OT stages. thanks

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Posted by: ashok garg(Guest) Posted on: 11/25/2008

Im surprised, to know the ancient methods of anaesthesia like forceful knock on head, snow anaesthesia etc.

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