A.J. Wrightさんのイラストまとめ

1989 Aug 28: Sir Robert Macintosh died. Published a classic "Lancet" article about his #laryngoscope in Feb 1943 https://t.co/CH46BoC99h #histmed #OTD He was born 17 Oct 1897. First professor of anesthesia outside the U.S.

1846 Oct 16: Ether Day in Boston William Morton, John Collins Warren, Gilbert Abbot & all that https://t.co/HiyNUAm7L5
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1805 Oct 13: Japanese doctor Hanaoka Seishu performed his first breast cancer operation with "tsusensan" as an oral general anesthetic. He did dozens more
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Anesthesia #History Calendar https://t.co/tm6vNrR38W Newer PDF version at https://t.co/Ry8ePx5jG1 #histmed

Today's Vintage Book Cover: Decisions, decisions! Gaddis [5 March 1895- 14 June 1966] was an extremely prolific author of medical romances, etc https://t.co/yXFr1kdPIR This title first published in 1960 as "Island Nurse"

Todays’ Find: Linda Caldwell’s 2020 biography of John Gorrie (3 Oct 1803 – 29 June 1855), “He Made Ice & Changed the World”, a U.S. physician who developed mechanical cooling in an effort to help his malaria & yellow fever patients https://t.co/tHd0CJDvgT
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1835 Oct 2: Japanese doctor Hanaoka Seishu died. Used anesthetic "tsusensan" in 150+ breast cancer surgeries https://t.co/sNzEnhxbXy
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1752 June 13: English novelist Fanny Burney was born. On Sept 30, 1811, Burney underwent a mastectomy for suspected breast cancer; she refused any drugs or alcohol. In 1812, Burney wrote a letter about her experience of surgery w/out anesthesia https://t.co/V1sB6PLjFx #histmed

Today’s Find: This 1959 film is based on a Tennessee Williams play https://t.co/5sZ0iDOwcT & https://t.co/u8nSJT3PgU Truth serum & lobotomy are involved #histmed

1792 Sept 27: The fabulous British illustrator & caricaturist George Cruikshank was born. He died 1 Feb 1878. One of his medical works is "Headache" https://t.co/psjYlMzQ3C
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