Picture No | 10110130 |
Date | 1844 |
Description | HORACE WELLS/ANAESTHETIC |
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Horace Wells attempts his first anaesthetised operation in front of a public gallery, but does not administer enough gas & the patient cries out; the crowd jeers him
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Source | Engraving in Figuier's 'Merveilles de la Science', Volume II, page 645 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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