Blessed days of anaesthesia [[electronic resource] ] : how anaesthetics changed the world / / Stephanie J. Snow

• Autore: Snow Stephanie J
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 617.96
• Soggetto topico: Anesthesia - History; History - 19th century; History, Modern - 20th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-213) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Among 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Blessed days of anaesthesia
• ISBN: 1-383-00282-7; 1-281-97564-8; 9786611975647; 0-19-153957-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782738803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II