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A manual of etherization: Containing directions for the employment of ether, chloroform, and other anaesthetic agents, by inhalation, in surgical operations, Intended for military and naval surgeons, and all who may be exposed to surgical operations, with Instructions for the preparation of ether and chloroform, and for testing them for Impurities. comprising, also, a brief history of the discovery of anaesthesia.

Publication Details

Boston, MA: Published for the Author by J. B. Mansfield, 1861 CE.

Jackson's most detailed exposition of anesthesia, including a summary of the early history of its discovery, written for American Civil War physicians and surgeons. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

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Entry Number#7867
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/10039
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Geographic Context

Publication place: Boston, MA