Abstract
Literature relating the early history of ether anaesthesia in New Brunswick which, as pan of British North America was a British colony until 1867, is reviewed. There is documentary evidence that the first ether anaesthetic for dental surgery in what is now Canada, was administered in 1844 in St. John, New Brunswick. There is also documentary evidence that the first ether anaesthetic for general surgery was administered in St. John on Monday, January 18, 1847, rather than in Montreal in March, 1847.
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On fait la révision de la documentation portant sur les débuts de ľanesthésie à ľéther au Nouveau-Brunswick qui était, jusqu’en 1867, une colonie anglaise faisant partie de ľAmérique Britannique du Nord. Il existe une preuve documentaire que la première anesthésie à ľéther pour chirurgie dentaire fut administrée en 1844 à Saint-Jean, Nouveau-Brunswick, dans le pays qui se nomme maintenant Canada. Il existe aussi une preuve documentaire que la première anesthésie à ľ éther pour chirurgie générale fut administrée à Saint-Jean, le 8 janvier 1847, plutôt qu’à Montréal en mars 1847.
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MacDougall, J.A. The earliest ether anaesthetic in British North America - a first for Saint John, New Brunswick?. Can J Anaesth 34, 496–504 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03014357
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