It was the site of the first public demonstration of the use of inhaled ether as a surgical anesthetic on October 16, 1846, otherwise known as Ether Day.

The first time that a surgical operation was performed without causing severe pain to the patient was October 16, 1846 and it happened at Massachusetts General Hospital. That day became …

World Anesthesia Day or World Anaesthesia Day, also known in some countries as National Anaesthesia Day or Ether Day, is an annual event celebrated around the world on 16 October …

“Ether Day,” Friday 16 October 1846 marks the first successful demonstration of the inhalation of ether vapour as a means of overcoming pain of surgery by the dentist William Thomas Green …

On October 15 and October 16, 2021, the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine (DACCPM) hosted a two-day virtual celebration to commemorate the 175th …

October 16 is "Ether Day" — celebrating the first time anesthesia was successfully used for surgery in 1846. The "Ether Dome" where the surgery took place is now a historic landmark in …

On Oct. 16, 1846, this amphitheater held the first public demonstration of a surgery successfully using general anesthesia to manage pain. It’s since become a pilgrimage site for doctors, said …

Oct 16, 2024 · On this day in 1846, the first successful public demonstration of surgical anesthesia using ether was performed at Massachusetts General Hospital. This …

Ether Day is the unpredictable story of America's first major scientific discovery -- the use of anesthesia -- told in an absorbing narrative that traces the dawn of modern surgery through …