Crawford LONG

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AmericanBorn Crawford Williamson LONG

American surgeon and pharmacist best known for his first use of inhaled diethyl ether as an anesthetic

Born on November 1, 1815 in Danielsville, Georgia, USA , United States

Died on June 16, 1878 in Athens, Georgia, USA

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Long was born in Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia on November 1, 1815.



He received his MD degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 1839. After observing the same physiological effects with diethyl ether ("ether") that Humphry Davy had described for nitrous oxide in 1800, Long used ether for the first time on March 30, 1842 to remove a tumor from the neck of a patient, James M. Venable, in Jefferson, Georgia. Long subsequently removed a second tumor from Venable and used ether as an anesthetic in amputations and childbirth. The results of these trials were published in 1849 in The Southern Medical and Surgical Journal. An original copy of this publication is held in the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

...   Long was born in Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia on November 1, 1815.



He received his MD degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 1839. After observing the same physiological effects with diethyl ether ("ether") that Humphry Davy had described for nitrous oxide in 1800, Long used ether for the first time on March 30, 1842 to remove a tumor from the neck of a patient, James M. Venable, in Jefferson, Georgia. Long subsequently removed a second tumor from Venable and used ether as an anesthetic in amputations and childbirth. The results of these trials were published in 1849 in The Southern Medical and Surgical Journal. An original copy of this publication is held in the U.S. National Library of Medicine.



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