Anesthesia Through the Ages
Art by Luke Atkinson
Ever wonder how people made it through the pain of surgery in ancient Greece or early America? (Hint: It wasn’t pretty). Wonder how they do it now?
We’ve come from amputating limbs with nothing but whiskey and a mallet as anesthetics, to the present day, where you can take a relaxing nap while a surgeon replaces your knees.
Learn from an anesthesiologist how a few discoveries transformed medicine and took us out of the dark ages of surgery. After this class, you’ll thank your lucky stars you were born in the 20th century rather than, say, any other century.
This class is presented in partnership with Petworth Citizen & Reading Room.
Location
Petworth Citizen & Reading Room
829 Upshur St. NW
Washington,
DC
20011
Neighborhood: Petworth
Past event