What is the history of chloroform anesthesia?

Answer by  shelsher (160)

Chloroform anesthesia was first used in 1847. It was criticized in international studies for effecting both the respiratory system and the heart badly, causing sudden deaths, which led to a decline in usage in the beginning of the 20th century. In medical literature chloroform anesthesia was mentioned as late as in 1976.

Answer by  rdflores (13)

Chloroform anesthesia was first used by James Young Simpson in 1847 but the substance was first produced in 1831 in the United States and in France at the same time.