Thermodynamics: The Truth About Anesthetics
Avery Bell
Coach Askren
Physical Science Honors
December 11, 2012 The Truth about Anesthesiology
Anesthetics have been around for over a hundred years. The first ever recorded use of an anesthetic was during the time of the Incas. Shamans drilled holes in the heads of their patients while holding chewed up cocoa leaves over the patient’s mouth and nose. This ritual was believed to set free your bad spirits through the holes and the cocoa leaves provided you comfort while returning back to your good self. However, anesthetics were not commonly used after their fall until about the late 1700s to modern times. Prior to the 1840s, anesthesia was not used at all on patients by doctors and dentists. During this time period, if you required …show more content…
They were typically on their legs. Field surgeons and nurses had to come up with a way to reduce the pain the soldiers felt. They started following the idea of ether on both the Confederate side and the Union side. During World War II, intense wartime training was made out to everyone, especially the Germans, British, and eventually the Americans. This training simulated extreme life-like situations. After the soldiers went through their training, doctors and surgeons would rush in and give medical attention to any wounded. If they needed to perform an immediate amputation, they would apply an anesthetic to the soldier and perform the amputation right there. They would lay out a small tarp to prevent dirt from getting inside you and to help keep bacteria out of your amputated body part. Unfortunately, not all victims of the war received anesthetics. The Holocaust, a different battle not fought on a battlefield, showed no mercy to its victims. The Nazis didn’t give any anesthetics to those that perished and endured the hardships of the concentration camps.
That’s really all there is to know! You’ve learned a lot about anesthetics. You learned what an anesthetic exactly is. You identified some different examples of an anesthetic. Also, you learned the very simple classification of an anesthetic and safety guidelines when in use of anesthetic products. Finally, you learned of some very important time periods where anesthetics were first introduced and how they carried on into modern day history. I hope you found this very
Coach Askren
Physical Science Honors
December 11, 2012 The Truth about Anesthesiology
Anesthetics have been around for over a hundred years. The first ever recorded use of an anesthetic was during the time of the Incas. Shamans drilled holes in the heads of their patients while holding chewed up cocoa leaves over the patient’s mouth and nose. This ritual was believed to set free your bad spirits through the holes and the cocoa leaves provided you comfort while returning back to your good self. However, anesthetics were not commonly used after their fall until about the late 1700s to modern times. Prior to the 1840s, anesthesia was not used at all on patients by doctors and dentists. During this time period, if you required …show more content…
They were typically on their legs. Field surgeons and nurses had to come up with a way to reduce the pain the soldiers felt. They started following the idea of ether on both the Confederate side and the Union side. During World War II, intense wartime training was made out to everyone, especially the Germans, British, and eventually the Americans. This training simulated extreme life-like situations. After the soldiers went through their training, doctors and surgeons would rush in and give medical attention to any wounded. If they needed to perform an immediate amputation, they would apply an anesthetic to the soldier and perform the amputation right there. They would lay out a small tarp to prevent dirt from getting inside you and to help keep bacteria out of your amputated body part. Unfortunately, not all victims of the war received anesthetics. The Holocaust, a different battle not fought on a battlefield, showed no mercy to its victims. The Nazis didn’t give any anesthetics to those that perished and endured the hardships of the concentration camps.
That’s really all there is to know! You’ve learned a lot about anesthetics. You learned what an anesthetic exactly is. You identified some different examples of an anesthetic. Also, you learned the very simple classification of an anesthetic and safety guidelines when in use of anesthetic products. Finally, you learned of some very important time periods where anesthetics were first introduced and how they carried on into modern day history. I hope you found this very