Multiple choice general knowledge

> The first anaesthetic was Laughing Gas

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

While nitrous oxide (laughing gas) was used in dentistry by Horace Wells in 1844, it wasn't reliably effective. Crawford Long used ether for surgery in 1842 (though unpublished), and William Morton's successful 1846 public demonstration of ether is considered the milestone. Medical historians consider ether the first effective surgical anesthetic, not laughing gas. The answer is correctly False.

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