Advancement That Saves Life
The Advancement that Saves Lives
Anesthetics, blood transfusions, and antiseptics have improved over the centuries. The word “anesthesia” derives from the Greek phrase, “loss of feeling”. Dr. William Morton was the first to use ether, an anesthetic, on a patient for a tooth removal. Dr. James Young Simpson discovered chloroform, and would dose his patients during childbirth. Additionally, doctors had not considered replacing blood until the seventeenth century. In 1667, Jean-Baptiste Denis successfully executed a blood transfer from a lamb to a 15 year old boy. Tragically, the boy did not survive long after the treatment. During 1901, Dr. Karl Landsteiner discovered the different blood type which we now know as A, B, AB, and O. Doctors, unaware
Anesthetics, blood transfusions, and antiseptics have improved over the centuries. The word “anesthesia” derives from the Greek phrase, “loss of feeling”. Dr. William Morton was the first to use ether, an anesthetic, on a patient for a tooth removal. Dr. James Young Simpson discovered chloroform, and would dose his patients during childbirth. Additionally, doctors had not considered replacing blood until the seventeenth century. In 1667, Jean-Baptiste Denis successfully executed a blood transfer from a lamb to a 15 year old boy. Tragically, the boy did not survive long after the treatment. During 1901, Dr. Karl Landsteiner discovered the different blood type which we now know as A, B, AB, and O. Doctors, unaware