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Adolescent Health Research Institute

Chloroform anaesthesia

Abstract

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As far back as 1796 a group of Dutch chemists produced a dense oily liquid. This was probably ethylene dichloride (CH2C1)2 and it was known as Dutch liquid or chloric ether, remaining for many years a chemical curiosity. Professor Benjamin Silliman, in his Yale College Elements of Chemistry, dated February, 1831, gave a description of the physical properties of chloric ether, and ended the paragraph by stating: Its medical powers have not been ascertained but from its constitution and properties, it is highly probable that it would be active diffusive stimulant (83a).

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Adolescent Health Research Institute
Year dc:date.issued
1961

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Whitaker, Anthony Michael

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https://hdl.handle.net/11427/31941
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/31941

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Whitaker, Anthony Michael. Chloroform anaesthesia. Adolescent Health Research Institute, 1961. https://hdl.handle.net/11427/31941