British journal of anaesthesia
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Br J Anaesth
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A high degree of safety from fires and explosions exists in operating theatres in the U. K. and this is reflected in the extremely low number of fatal and non-fatal accidents which occur. This has been achieved by safety precautions which in some respects have been over-careful and overexpensive. Antistatic precautions applied to the breathing circuit seem to have been the crucial factor in achieving this level of safety.
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Biography Historical Article
A history of nitrous oxide and oxygen anaesthesia IVD: Henry Hill Hickman in his time.
Fresh evidence of Hickman in Ludlow is recorded: an advertisement for an apprentice and an annotation in the Shrewsbury Chronicle relate to his private museum. This and his household goods were auctioned in 1824. That he may have been inspired by Benjamin Collins Brodie is considered.