Davy Deadens Pain

Answer T or F for true or false, or Select AD for

the phrase that best completes the sentence.

___ Surgeons who gave their patients opium and

morphine ran the risk of causing their patients to

become drug addicts.

___ Whiskey proved to be an effective painkiller.

___ By the start of the 1800s, the skill of a surgeon was

judged by {A. his income; B. how fast he worked; C.

where he attended medical school; D. whether he used

opium or whiskey to deaden pain}.

___ The tow most common gases in the earths

atmosphere are oxygen and {A. carbon; B. neon; C.

nitrogen; D. hydrogen}.

___ Pneumatic means lung.

___ Davy took care of the large family debt by {A.

declaring bankruptcy; B. paying it back}.

___ Davy kept secret most of his discoveries.

Davy Deadens Pain

Answer T or F for true or false, or Select AD for
the phrase that best completes the sentence.

___ Humphry Davy used laughing gas during a

pital operation.

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___ James Simpson experimented with ether and had

{A. great success; B. limited success}.

___ Chloroform does not explode and has a {A. foul

odor; B. sweet smell}.

___ James Simpson became the personal physician to

Queen Victoria.

What do you think about these discoveries and the use

of these kinds of chemicals for pain relief. ___________

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Pain of surgery was almost unbearable
Pain-relieving drugs caused addiction
Pain of surgery required speed over accuracy

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Davy deadens Pain
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Sir James Young

Simpson
Davy Deadens Pain

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Davy Deadens Pain

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Simpson
Simpsons fight for
Chloroform
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