On This Day in 1846, Ether Anesthesia Was Demonstrated Publicly

The demonstration took place in the amphitheater of Massachusetts General Hospital. Dentist William Thomas Green Morton used ether to anesthetize a patient, Edward Gilbert Abbott.

Surgeon John Collins Warren removed part of a tumor on Abbott’s neck. After the operation, the patient reported feeling a scraping sensation, but no pain.

The event is known as “Ether Day,” and the amphitheater where it took place is known as the Ether Dome.

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Translation editor: Ловушкин А.