Imagine going back to a time where they were having the world’s most needed medical breakthrough, of the time period and being able to witness it all. I am talking about the Victorian Era, in Great Britain, a time of breakthroughs such as, anesthetics, and prosperity for Britain.
Before this time, everyone that went in for a major surgery, had to get drunk or high, for minimum pain, they were also the first types of anesthetics used. The creation of anesthetics alone was a leap, which Queen Victoria showed when she used chloroform, in aide of her giving birth. The use of ether and chloroform for anesthetics, ended up playing an enormous role in the American Civil War, to make it easier and quicker for doctors to do amputations on soldiers.
Before this time, everyone that went in for a major surgery, had to get drunk or high, for minimum pain, they were also the first types of anesthetics used. The creation of anesthetics alone was a leap, which Queen Victoria showed when she used chloroform, in aide of her giving birth. The use of ether and chloroform for anesthetics, ended up playing an enormous role in the American Civil War, to make it easier and quicker for doctors to do amputations on soldiers.