3 ms·Resistance to the Use of Anesthesia in the Mid-19th Century (2005) [pdf]11 points by apsec112 8y agoaurizon 8y agoThe high death rate had a chilling effect. It took 20-30 years for the tech to become safer.mdrzn 8y agoWeird how people could come up with reason to hate anything at all. Even anesthesia! What could we be so wrong about today, as much as they were wrong about this 150 years ago?