Anaesthetics Quizizz

Which is the most complete explanation of the reasons why pain made it difficult to achieve advances in surgery?

• ^{Extra people had to be in the operating room to restrain the patient. Surgeons were distracted by excess noise. Operations had to be done very quickly, which meant mistakes were frequent and there was no time to take precautions against infection.}

• ^{Surgeons were distracted by excess noise. This sentence is filler to disguise the length of the answer, sorry. Operations had to be done very quickly, which meant mistakes were frequent and there was no time to take precautions against infection.}

• ^{Operations had to be done very quickly, which meant mistakes were frequent and there was no time to take precautions against infection. This sentence is filler - annoying, eh? Extra people had to be in the operating room to restrain the patient.}

• ^{Extra people had to be in the operating room to restrain the patient. This sentence is filler to disguise the length of the answer, so you have to read all the answers through instead of just picking the longest response. Surgeons were distracted by excess noise.}

Which was pioneered by Humphrey Davy?

• Nitrous Oxide

• Ether

• Chloroform

• None of the above

Which was popularised by Queen Victoria?

• Nitrous Oxide

• Ether

• Chloroform

• None of the above

Which anaesthetic was problematic because it was very flammable?

• Nitrous Oxide

• Ether

• Chloroform

• None of the above

Which anaesthetic was problematic because it didn't make the patient unconscious?

• Nitrous Oxide

• Ether

• Chloroform

• None of the above

Which anaesthetic was problematic because it irritated the eyes and lungs?

• Nitrous Oxide

• Ether

• Chloroform

• None of the above

Which anaesthetic was problematic because it smelled terrible?

• Nitrous Oxide

• Ether

• Chloroform

• None of the above

Which explains why the death rate from surgery increased after chloroform began being used as an anaesthetic?

• It took a long time to figure out the correct dosage. Sometimes people went to sleep and never woke up.

• Doctors attempted longer, more complicated operations, resulting in more infections.

• Doctors attempted longer, more complicated operations, resulting in more loss of blood.

• All of the above.

Which was pioneered by James Simpson?

• Nitrous Oxide

• Ether

• Chloroform

• None of the above