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  2. Edward Gilbert Abbott - Wikipedia

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    The MGH Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine traces its roots back to the October 16, 1846 public demonstration of medical ether. Edward Gilbert Abbott (1825–1855) was the patient upon whom William T. G. Morton first publicly demonstrated the use of ether as a surgical anesthetic .

  3. History of general anesthesia - Wikipedia

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    On 30 March 1842, he administered diethyl ether by inhalation to a man named James Venable, in order to remove a tumor from the man's neck. [101] Long later removed a second tumor from Venable, again under ether anesthesia. He went on to employ ether as a general anesthetic for limb amputations and childbirth. Long, however, did not publish his ...

  4. Theories of general anaesthetic action - Wikipedia

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    The Meyer-Overton correlation for anaesthetics. A nonspecific mechanism of general anaesthetic action was first proposed by Emil Harless and Ernst von Bibra in 1847. [9] They suggested that general anaesthetics may act by dissolving in the fatty fraction of brain cells and removing fatty constituents from them, thus changing activity of brain cells and inducing anaesthesia.

  5. Inhalational anesthetic - Wikipedia

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    Chloroform is a much stronger and effective anaesthetic than ether, it is non-inflammable and it did not irritate the airways, unlike ether. First non-gaseous inhalational anaesthetics such as ether and chloroform were inhaled from a handkerchief which the liquid was poured on and allowed to evaporate.

  6. Roblox set to launch paid videogames on its virtual platform

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    The move is a minor departure from Roblox's successful and longstanding business model of free-to-play games, with a focus on purchases of its in-game currency "Robux", which is used to buy items ...

  7. Roblox - Wikipedia

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    Roblox occasionally hosts real-life and virtual events. They have in the past hosted events such as BloxCon, which was a convention for ordinary players on the platform. [98] Roblox operates annual Easter egg hunts [99] and also hosts an annual event called the "Bloxy Awards", an awards ceremony that also functions as a fundraiser. The 2020 ...

  8. World Anaesthesia Day - Wikipedia

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    World Anesthesia Day or World Anaesthesia Day, also known in some countries as National Anaesthesia Day or Ether Day, is an annual event celebrated around the world on 16 October to commemorate the first successful demonstration of diethyl ether anesthesia by William T. G. Morton on 16 October 1846.

  9. Guedel's classification - Wikipedia

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    Since 1982, ether is not used in the United States. [7] Now, because of the use of intravenous induction agents with muscle relaxants and the discontinuation of ether, elements of Guedel's classification have been superseded by depth of anaesthesia monitoring devices such as the BIS monitor; [5] however, the use of BIS monitoring remains ...