PAGES OF THE HISTORY OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA. PART 3
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Only a few great discoveries are the result of the work of one person. This article will name a number of names associated with the discovery of anesthesia. All of them deserve mention and honor. However, Horace Wells in 1844 realized the importance of the discovery of inhalation anesthesia with nitrous oxide to ensure painless surgery, successfully applied this idea to himself and his patients and demonstrated his method to the whole world for use in surgery without any conditions. As he said: "Let it be as free as the air we breathe." Who was this individual whom history records as the discoverer of anesthesia, and how did his place in immortality become assured?
The third part of the series of articles on the history of anesthesia is devoted to the life and work of dentist Horace Wells and the events surrounding the discovery of the anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide. Part 1 is published in DSJ No. 73, Part 2 is published in DSJ No. 76. To be continued.
Аннотация
Лишь немногие великие открытия являются результатом труда одного человека. В этой статье будет назван ряд имен, связанных с открытием анестезии. Все они заслуживают упоминания и почета. Однако Гораций Уэллс в 1844 году осознал всю значимость открытия ингаляционного наркоза закисью азота для обеспечения безболезненной хирургии, успешно применил эту идею на себе и своих пациентах и продемонстрировал свой метод всему миру для использования в хирургии без каких-либо условий. Как он сказал: «Пусть это будет так же бесплатно, как воздух, которым мы дышим». Кем же был этот человек, которого историки считают первооткрывателем анестезии, и как ему было обеспечено место в бессмертии?
Третья часть цикла статей по истории наркоза посвящена жизни и деятельности дантиста Горация Уэллса, событиям, связанным с открытием обезболивающих свойств закиси азота. 1 часть опубликована в DSJ № 73, 2 часть – в DSJ № 76. Продолжение следует.
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