Create- William T.G. Morton invented anesthesia. Anesthesia is a medicine to relief pain over surgeries. “Anesthesia is a way to control pain during a surgery or procedure by using medicine called anesthetics” (Anesthesia - Topic Overview, 2005) Before anesthesia, there was no way to control pain or be distracted during a surgery. “What happens depends on the type of procedure you’re getting and the type of anesthesia that will be used, there are 3 kinds. General anesthesia which is when a person is asleep. Regional anesthesia is when one large part of the body is numbed. The last type is local anesthesia which is when one small part of the body is numbed” (Anesthesia - What To Expect,1995). Anesthesia has positive and negative sides. A positive
