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Description: | Anaesthetics were not used in surgery before 1842, when dentist William Clark extracted a patient's tooth using ether for the first time. Prior to this, surgeons were obliged to favour speed over accuracy during operations - regardless of the severity of the condition they were trying to treat. In the early 19th century, surgeons had no standardised or accredited training, working their way up through a system of apprenticeship like any other trade. In an age of such widespread ignorance of human anatomy and disease, lectures such as this one from John Barclay drew large audiences - from the general public to apprentice surgeons, right up to leading scientists, artists and politicians. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Education Medicine And Healthcare Doctors Science And Technology Teachers Medicine Universities People And Society | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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