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18 ● AnesthesiA student survivAl <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Figure 2.2 The Ether Monument, Boston, Massachusetts. (Photograph J. Ehrenfeld, M.D.).<br />

<strong>of</strong> ether and reliable anesthesia, “The Ether Monument” was constructed<br />

in Boston Public Garden in 1868 to commemorate the first public demonstration<br />

<strong>of</strong> inhalational anesthesia (Fig. 2.2).<br />

Chlor<strong>of</strong>orm and the Queen<br />

In addition to ether, another agent, chlor<strong>of</strong>orm, was introduced into clinical<br />

practice by James Simpson in 1847. Although chlor<strong>of</strong>orm was more potent and<br />

easier to use, it had significant side effects. However, it was John. Y. Snow who

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