Some observations on early military anaesthesia

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 6-15

  Houghton, I T ^a,b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Equipment; History; Military

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CHLOROFORM; ETHER; OPIATE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BRANDY; DRUG COST; DRUG MECHANISM; EXCITEMENT; GANGRENE; HAND AMPUTATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; JAW TUMOR; LEG AMPUTATION; MILITARY MEDICINE; NONHUMAN; RECTAL ANESTHESIA; RESUSCITATION; SIDE EFFECT; SKULL SURGERY; TOOTH EXTRACTION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VOMITING; WAR;

EID: 33745641654     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0603401s01     Document Type: Article

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