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Clover's portable regulating ether inhaler (1877)
Author(s) -
ATKINSON R.S.,
BOULTON T.B.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1977.tb09971.x
Subject(s) - inhaler , medicine , ether , asthma , organic chemistry , chemistry
The 100th anniversary of the first description of the 'portable regulating ether-inhaler' by Joseph T. Clover (1825-1882) is recalled. The importance of this piece of apparatus in the development of British anaesthesia is considered and the techniques of its use are outlined. Clover's personal portable inhaler is described and illustrated.