A Brief Note From 1912 About Anesthesia
February 16, 2015 in Old Print Articles, Science/Tech, Urban Studies | Permalink
From the September 18, 1912 Brooklyn Daily Eagle:
Olga Martin,18 years old, the daughter of Charles Martin, a wealthy contractor of 469 Crescent Street, was operated on last night at the Lutheran Hospital for the removal of a breastpin which the young woman swallowed more than two years ago.
The operation was performed by the visiting staff of the hospital, including Drs. Harold L. Barnes, John Kepke, F.H. DeCoste and Raymond Westover. The patient was conscious during the entire proceedings an experienced no pain because of the use of cocaine.•
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