Ether/Or

Ether/Or is a podcast about the history of anaesthesia, and how the safety of patients became central to a modern speciality. Hosted by @mattyheron

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Find out about Fanny Burney, and her account of surgery without anaesthesia in episode 1 of Ether/Or! Warning ⚠️ her description of her mastectomy is a bit graphic!

[A.J. Wright @AJWrightMLS]

1840 Jan 6: English author Fanny Burney died. She left us an account of the 1811 mastectomy she underwent with no pain relief. Riveting, to say the least https://t.co/7P31ZoPhlv
#histmed #OTD

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Yes, quite right. Apologies to Frances Burney 😳

[Frances Burney @_FrancesBurney]

Hey, Ether/Or, it's *FRANCES*! https://t.co/qheQ4n7K7f

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Happy new year everyone! To celebrate, why not listen to all 6 episodes of Ether/Or?! https://t.co/7LkkBbDNst

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👉 Free event on 9 December exploring the creativity & innovation that UK medical museums have demonstrated over the past 18 months.

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@jeffjo1965 Thank you so much!

[Dr. David Lyness @Gas_Craic]

Wonderful podcast! #FOAMed

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Did… did I make it onto anyone’s @Spotify wrapped? 😪

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@oliver_rs Maybe a series 2, not sure yet! We’ll see!

[Oliver Ross-Smith @oliver_rs]

Just finished listening to this podcast by @EtherOr_pod. It's very very very good. I'm biased as an anaesthetist, but if you're just interested in the history of anaesthesia, I'm sure you'll enjoy it too.
Series 2?

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Almost since chloroform’s introduction, doctors had argued about its safety, but in 1914 Dr AG Levy would provide an answer. In certain circumstances, chloroform could induce fatal cardiac arrhythmias. Catch up with all episodes of Ether/Or now! https://t.co/Bib96tjmuB

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Brilliant!

[Dr Amit Pawa💉🎙️ @amit_pawa]

Spotted something special in the @GSTTanaesthesia library today! @elboghdadly tells me there is some old #regionalanaesthesia equipment too! Hope to take a look at that too!

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[Dr Amit Pawa💉🎙️ @amit_pawa]

I could also hear @mattyheron ‘s voice in my ears and the @EtherOr_pod podcast as I was looking at some of these!

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@KelliMadden80 @GoodpodsHQ @fmwlpod @canadianstarpod @scaringsampod @Zed1Pod Thank you Kelli! Hope you enjoyed the finale! ☺️ thanks for all your support!

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Inhaled drugs had been used in anaesthesia for over a century before Dr Edmond ‘Ted’ Eger II started his career, but it’s his work that underpins our understanding of anaesthetic gases and how we use them today. Find out more about Ted in Episode 6 now!

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@Kangaroosteve Thanks for listening Steve! I need a bit of a break, this series has taken me over a year to make, but yes I will definitely consider making a second series!

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It’s the final episode of Ether/Or tomorrow, but you can catch up wherever you listen right now! Find out in episode 5 what the latest National Audit Project has to do with chloroform anaesthesia! Our interest in perioperative cardiac arrest is older than you might think!

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The debate over chloroform’s safety travelled around the world to Hyderabad, India. There, Surgeon Major Edward Lawrie would embark on research thar would become known as The Hyderabad Chloroform Commissions.