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Anesthesiology's Role In The Hartford Circus Fire
By Olivia Hoxley and Rachel Higley
Horace Wells' invention of anesthesia in 1844 helped the people in our local community cope with injuries caused by disasters in Connecticut and other local communities, such as the Hartford Circus Fire in 1944
Horace Wells discovers that the use of nitrous oxide can eliminate pain from medical procedures
The Hartford Circus Fire on July 6, 1944 occurs
A gathering of the survivors from the Hartford Circus Fire at the Memorial on July 6, 2005
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1944
2005
When the Hartford Circus Fire of 1944 occurred, Horace Wells' invention was put to use to help the injured and wounded. Doctor Curtiss B. Hickcox, the head of anesthesiology at Municipal Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut administered anesthesia to patients from the fire.
Horace Wells, Inventor of Anesthesia in 1844
The Hartford Circus Fire of 1944
Dr. Curtiss B. Hickcox, administered anesthesia to people injured at the Hartford Circus Fire
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