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How 1800s Parties Discovered Anesthesia

Before general anesthesia, surgery was a gruesome affair. The only reason we now have the pain relief we do is because of...parties. Maren Hunsberger follows the story of anesthetic gasses from the Old Operating Theatre in London through to today's science of modern anesthesia.
Season 1 Episode 2 Length 18:51 Premiere: 01/08/24

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