Question: What do you get when you mix vodka, orange juice, and milk of magnesia?
Answer: A Phillips' screwdriver.
Ether used in childbirthIn 1845, ether anesthetic was first used in childbirth by Dr. Crawford W. Long in Jefferson, Ga, who gave it to his wife, and she successfully gave birth to a baby girl, their second child, Fanny. Previously, on 30 Mar 1842, Dr. Long administered inhaled ether to James M. Venable, for the removal of a tumor from his neck. This event predated William TG Morton's public demonstration of ether by four years, but was not disclosed until 1849 in the Southern Medical Journal, which was after Morton's widely publicized feat. However, Dr. Long's accomplishment in 1842 is now widely considered to represent the discovery of surgical anesthesia. He was the subject on a U.S. stamp issued 8 Apr 1940. |
