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What did people do before anesthesia?

Sally Frampton · TED

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The quest for anesthetics that could induce unconsciousness and enable more meticulous surgeries began around the early 3rd century CE. Before anesthesia was widely used, patients had to consciously endure every moment of surgery. So, what methods did doctors use before modern medicine caught up? Sally Frampton traces the history of anesthetic drugs. [Directed by Alexander Hellebaut, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Arthur Brouns].

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Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Sally Frampton
Year
2023
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health, History, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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