Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Dec 1996
Biography Historical Article["Gentlemen, this is not a humbug". The 150th anniversary of anesthesia].
On 16 October 1996 it was 150 years since William T. G. Morton performed the first successful demonstration of ether anaesthesia in the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA. ⋯ The first ether anaesthesia administered in Norway took place at Rigshospitalet in Christiania on 4 March 1847. The first death from anaesthesia in Norway occurred in 1852. This article presents some aspects of both the Norwegian and international history of anaesthesia.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Dec 1996
Historical Article[From barber-surgeons' guild to medical association. A 400th anniversary].
The barber-surgeons' guild in Bergen was founded on 17 January 1597. For nearly 250 years this was the only "medical association" in Norway. The guild disappeared with the death of its latest master, Christian Wilhelm Wisbech (1740-1822). ⋯ Their empirical knowledge was more in touch with real life than was the medicine taught by the professors. This paper describes the barber-surgeons' education and work, including their conflicts with other craftsmen and doctors. During the 18th century the barber-surgeons' education was improved, and eventually was given full academic status.