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Brought into Clinical use no less than 14 Anesthetics,
made known bromides of quinine and hydrogen peroxide
RICHARDSON, Sir Benjamin Ward (1828-1896). Surgeon, sanitary reformer, and prolific writer. He not only continued but extended John Snow’s work on inhalation anesthesia and brought into clinical use no less than fourteen anesthetics, of which methylene bichloride is the best known. He invented the first double-valved mouthpiece for use in the administration of chloroform. He also made known the peculiar properties of amyl nitrite, a drug which was largely used in the treatment of angina pectoris. He introduced the bromides of quinine, iron and strychnia, ozonized ether, styptic and iodized colloid, hydrogen peroxide and sodium ethoxide. All these substances were soon largely used by the medical profession. Uncommon a.l.s. on his name imprinted correspondence card, two pages, Manchester Square, 17 March 1888 measures 3”x4”. To J.W. MacAlister, agreeing to send “a complete set of Asclepiad portraits” for the Surgical Society library. In very good condition.........$185.00
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