"The point requiring most skill and care in the administration of the
vapour of ether is, undoubtedly, to determine when it has been carried
far enough." --John Snow, On the Inhalation of the Vapour of Ether in
Surgical Operations, 1847
English physician John Snow was one of the first physicians to study the
use of ether and chloroform as surgical anesthetics. This enabled
patients to undergo surgical procedures without the pain they would
otherwise experience. In 1847, he published On the Inhalation of the
Vapour of Ether in Surgical Operations, which established Snow's
reputation as a frontrunner in the field of anesthesiology and
solidified his place in the history of medicine.
This book is an important read for students of medicine, historians, and
those interested in the developments in health and medicine throughout
the ages.