The effect of the First World War (1914-1918) on the development of British anaesthesia

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 649-657

  Metcalfe, N H ^a,b  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Chloroform; Ether; History; History of medicine; Intratracheal intubation; Military medicine; Nitrous oxide; World War 1

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BICARBONATE; CHLOROFORM; CITRATE SODIUM; CYCLOPROPANE; ETHER; GUM ARABIC; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ACCIDENT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRONCHITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE INJURY; FACE MASK; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; VOMITING; WAR;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PORTRAITS; WORLD WAR I;

EID: 34447574672     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021507000488     Document Type: Conference Paper

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