Articles: chloroform-history.
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Letter Biography Historical Article
An anesthetic curiosity in New York (1875-1900): a noted surgeon returns to "open drop" chloroform.
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History of psychiatry · Dec 1997
Biography Historical ArticleChloroform-induced insanity defence confounds lawyer Lincoln.
During an 1857 trial, the defence claimed that the accused should be absolved of wilful murder because an overdose of chloroform during surgery induced insanity. In a rare appearance as a prosecutor, Abraham Lincoln tried the case for the State of Illinois. ⋯ Defence lawyers presented an impressive array of physicians to testify about insanity, about chloroform and about the results of an overdosage during anaesthesia. Considering the state of scientific knowledge at the time, the trial was notable.
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An outline is given of the discovery of chloroform in 1847 by Professor James Young Simpson. Simpson's career and his wide range of interests and achievements are described.
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Proc R Coll Physicians Edinb · Oct 1997
Biography Historical ArticleThe rise and fall of chloroform anaesthesia.