"I Promise You Won't Feel a Thing": Surgery Without Pain
Industrial Revolution

"I Promise You Won't Feel a Thing": Surgery Without Pain

A doctor made a promise to a frightened child in 1847 that changed how the world thinks about pain forever.

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19th CenturyMedical RevolutionMassachusettsAnesthesiaSurgeryJohn Collins WarrenWilliam MortonPediatric MedicineHospital MedicinePain ManagementScientific Discovery

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