# The History of Local Anaesthesia

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Dr William Harrop-Griffiths
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/history-local-anaesthesia)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

A humorous spin on a fascinating story of the history of anaesthesia: from 1847 and general anaesthesia, fuelled by ether and cocaine, through to today's highly-developed science.

## Lectures

1. [The History of Local Anaesthesia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/history-local-anaesthesia/c5f75fa2650c) (YouTube)