Anesthesia

On October 16, 1846, Boston dentist William T.G. Morton made the first demonstrated use of Anesthesia. Using a glass inhaler containing an ether-soaked sponge, Morton administered the anesthetic to a patient undergoing surgery to remove a vascular tumor on his jaw. Upon waking up after the successful removal of the tumor, the patient informed attending physicians and medical students that he had experienced no pain.
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