TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Inhalational Anesthetics A1 - Kaufman, Brian A2 - Hoffman, Robert S. A2 - Howland, Mary Ann A2 - Lewin, Neal A. A2 - Nelson, Lewis S. A2 - Goldfrank, Lewis R. Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e AB - The earliest description of the use of an inhalational anesthetic was made by Paracelsus, a Swiss physician and alchemist who prepared a mixture of diethyl ether, alcohol, and water called sweet oil of vitriol. He described the administration of this preparation to hens that fell into what appeared to be a deep sleep from which they recovered unharmed. In 1735, Wilhelm Froben gave this substance its modern name of “ether.” Ether was used topically, particularly via the intranasal route, as a treatment of headache, nervous diseases, and fits. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1108431618 ER -