RT Book, Section
A1 Kaufman, Brian
A2 Hoffman, Robert S.
A2 Howland, Mary Ann
A2 Lewin, Neal A.
A2 Nelson, Lewis S.
A2 Goldfrank, Lewis R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1108431618
T1 Inhalational Anesthetics
T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071801843
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1108431618
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  earliest  description  of  the  use  of  an  inhalational  anesthetic  was  made  by  Paracelsus,  a  Swiss  physician  and  alchemist  who  prepared  a  mixture  of  diethyl  ether,  alcohol,  and  water  called  sweet  oil  of  vitriol.  He  described  the  administration  of  this  preparation  to  hens  that  fell  into  what  appeared  to  be  a  deep  sleep  from  which  they  recovered  unharmed.  In  1735,  Wilhelm  Froben  gave  this  substance  its  modern  name  of  “ether.”  Ether  was  used  topically,  particularly  via  the  intranasal  route,  as  a  treatment  of  headache,  nervous  diseases,  and  fits.