On the Inhalation of the Vapour of Ether in Surgical Operations: Containing a Description of the Various Stages of Etherization and a Statement of the ... in St. George's and University College

The point requiring most skill and care in the administration of the vapour of ether is undoubtedly to determine when it has been carried far enough. --John Snow On the Inhalation of the Vapour of Ether in Surgical Operations 1847English physician John Snow was one of the first physicians to study the use of ether and chloroform as surgical anesthetics. This enabled patients to undergo surgical procedures without the pain they would otherwise experience. In 1847 he published On the Inhalation of the Vapour of Ether in Surgical Operations which established Snows reputation as a frontrunner in the field of anesthesiology and solidified his place in the history of medicine.This book is an important read for students of medicine historians and those interested in the developments in health and medicine throughout the ages.