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How has chloroform helped in surgery?

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How can you make chloroform for surgery?

Chloroform is no longer used for Surgery


What form of anesthetic was used for field surgery?

chloroform


When was chloroform last used in surgery?

we used it as a anesthetic. now we are not using it as a anesthetic.


How does chloroform help surgery less painful?

Chloroform is a general anesthetic - thus it prevents the central nervous system from functioning while present. Thus pain relief.


What is chloroform used for in the Victorian era?

It was used as an anaesthetic, to relieve pain during childbirth and surgery.


What is the gas called that puts you under in surgery?

Chloroform , but an anaesthetist will use other means than gas .


What has the author Julian John Chisolm written?

Julian John Chisolm has written: 'A manual of military surgery' -- subject(s): Military Surgery 'A manual of military surgery' -- subject(s): Confederate States of America, Confederate States of America. Army, Sanitary affairs, Military Surgery 'A manual of military surgery, for the use of surgeons in the Confederate States Army' -- subject(s): Confederate States of America, Confederate States of America. Army, Medical care, Military Surgery, Sanitary affairs 'Chloroform, the best of anaesthetics' -- subject(s): Chloroform, Administration, Anesthetics


What is the solubility of benzoic acid in chloroform?

it is soluble in chloroform. Chloroform is nonpolar.


What form of anesthetic was used during field surgery in the civil war?

The only anesthetics they had during the Civil War were whiskey - you were supposed to get so drunk you couldn't feel a thing - and chloroform, which is inhaled. The chloroform killed the pain but didn't render you unconscious; Stonewall Jackson reported that he could hear them amputating his arm but not feel it. Because they didn't know how much chloroform to give a patient, some casualties died from chloroform poisoning.


Who are some famous surgeons that helped shape modern surgery?

Susruta the old familian surgeon who helped to shape modern plastic surgery.


Is chloroform ionic?

No, chloroform is covalent.


What is the formula of chloroform?

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