Some scientists were hanging out “experimenting” with substances they made (presumably huffing things and getting high?) when they apparently realized chloroform could have medical applications.
So, one of them used it on a patient a couple days later.
They claimed they had discovered this property of chloroform independently, but it had been described as an anaesthetic a couple years earlier.
Regardless, medicine in the 1800s was pretty fast and loose.
What I‘ve always wondered what drugs is it that burn people out in that recognizable way. And what ones are fairly recoverable.
by comparison, if you snorted pure caffine powder. you'd literally die
Hospitals can do better!
$270, negotiated down to $120 billed to insurance. You pay $15. Bill received in 6-9 months. Thank you for your business.
Only if you complain and ask for a detailed list.
For example, if you're a smoker I guess they give you nicotine patches or something.
There's a good series about the early days of modern medicine: