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Ether/Or
A podcast about the history of anaesthesia, the gases we use to put people to sleep, and how the safety of patients became central to a modern speciality.
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6: The Depth of the Problem
Over sixty years after the discovery of chloroform anaesthesia, doctors would finally get a conclusive answer about its risks. And as we head towards...
5: The Commissions
Chloroform could stop patients breathing if you accidentally gave too much, but could it also cause the heart to suddenly stop beating? John Snow thou...
4: By Principle or By Rule
Chloroform's ease of use and lack of side effects compared to ether made it an attractive choice for doctors and patients, but as its use spread acros...
3: A Scottish Solution
Now ether anaesthesia had been discovered, how were doctors going to use it? And what was the experience like for the patients? As doctors struggled t...
2: A Question of Attribution
Horace Wells' nitrous oxide demonstration had been a disaster, but in it an old colleague would see opportunity. A second demonstration of painless su...
1: The Agony and the Ecstasy
How does surgery with anaesthesia today compare to surgery without it? And how did we discover that breathing in gas could relieve the pain of an ampu...
Introducing: Ether/Or
Ether/Or is about the discovery of anaesthesia, and all its advantages. But it's also about the many problems that came with it. From failed attempts...