Popular Literature as an Educational Aid for History of Anesthesia.
作者信息
Kim Eun Kyung Ellen, Cooper Bronwyn, Desai Manisha S
机构信息
Medical Student, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA.
出版信息
J Anesth Hist. 2018 Apr;4(2):123-127. doi: 10.1016/j.janh.2017.09.001. Epub 2017 Sep 7.
INTRODUCTION
History of anesthesia can be learned through formal didactic lectures, discussions, tours, audiovisual media, general anesthesia textbooks, anesthesia history texts, and by popular literature.
METHODS
We studied thirteen books that describe events and advances related to the discovery and development of modern anesthesia. Deliberately omitted were books that might be considered by some to be textbooks, because our aim was to explore the genre of popular literature.
RESULTS
The books span the spectrum from introductory historical narratives to comprehensive summaries, biographies, and scholarly works.
CONCLUSIONS
These books provide a varied perspective on various aspects of the discovery of anesthesia, ranging from a quick read to scholarly work. If only one book were to be recommended for the novice, we suggest Julie Fenster's historical narrative, Ether Day.
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