Seema Kumari
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Posted 4 year ago

Is chloroform used in anesthesia?

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Shweta Jain
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Posted 4 year ago Shweta Jain

Chloroform and halothane are potent anaesthetic agents which are also chemically related. Halothane was introduced into clinical anaesthesia in 1956 at a time when anaesthesia had been fully developed. Chloroform was first used in 1847 by James Young Simpson when anaesthesia was in its infancy.

Nishu Sharma
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Posted 4 year ago Nishu Sharma

Chloroform is a potent anaesthetic agent. It was first used in 1847 by James Young Simpson.