The administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen for dental operations / by Frederick W. Hewitt.

  • Hewitt, Frederic W. (Frederic William), Sir, 1857-1916.
Date:
1901
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Credit: The administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen for dental operations / by Frederick W. Hewitt. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    THE ADMINISTRATION OF NITROUS OXIDE AND OXYGEN FOR DENTAL OPERATIONS. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. In reviewing the past history of nitrous oxide as an anaesthetic one cannot help being struck by the singular vicissitudes which this agent has experienced. That a quarter of a century should have passed between its dis- covery by Priestley and the recognition of its pain-relieving properties by DaYy is sufficiently remarkable. But more curious still is the fact that nearly double this length of time elapsed between Davy's observations and the first ad- ministration of the gas for a surgical operation. It was during this latter interval that nitrous oxide received the name of laughing gas, from the power it possessed, when small quan- tities were breathed backwards and forwards, of producing hilarious excitement.