LEADER 02784nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910816573003321 005 20230721004854.0 010 $a1-383-00282-7 010 $a1-281-97564-8 010 $a9786611975647 010 $a0-19-153957-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000707882 035 $a(EBL)1073482 035 $a(OCoLC)818851766 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000290178 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11234160 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000290178 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10410442 035 $a(PQKB)10413701 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1073482 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10278506 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL197564 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415127 035 $a(OCoLC)476240237 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1073482 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000707882 100 $a20080129d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBlessed days of anaesthesia$b[electronic resource] $ehow anaesthetics changed the world /$fStephanie J. Snow 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-280586-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-213) and index. 327 $aContents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Discoveries; 3 Anaesthesia in Action; 4 Women, Sex, and Suffering; 5 On Battlefields; 6 The Dark Side of Chloroform; 7 Changed Understandings of Pain; 8 Into the Twentieth Century and Beyond; Endnotes; Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z 330 $aAmong all the great discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century, few offer us a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the discovery of anaesthesia. Now considered to be one of the greatest inventions for humanity since the printing press, anaesthesia offered pain-free operations, childbirth with reduced suffering, and instant access to the world beyond consciousness. And yet, upon its introduction, Victorian medics, moralists, clergymen, and scientists, wereplunged into turmoil.This vivid and engaging account of the early days of anaesthesia unravels some key moments in 606 $aAnesthesia$xHistory 606 $aHistory$y19th century 606 $aHistory, Modern$y20th century 615 0$aAnesthesia$xHistory. 615 0$aHistory 615 0$aHistory, Modern 676 $a617.96 700 $aSnow$b Stephanie J$01598488 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816573003321 996 $aBlessed days of anaesthesia$93920772 997 $aUNINA