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Chloroform
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
None
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Anaesthetic Volatile Solvent
CHEMICAL NAME
trichloromethane
DESCRIPTION
Chloroform is a volatile liquid that was used as an anaesthetic during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
BASICS EFFECTS IMAGES HEALTH LAW DOSE CHEMISTRY
HISTORY #
Chloroform Timeline
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
Was chloroform inhalation anesthesia tried before 1847? - 2011
The 1847 Murphy chloroform inhaler - 2010
The early steps of chloroform anaesthesia in Turkey [...] in the 19th century - 2005
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EXPERIENCES #
Once a Solvent Always a Solvent, by Mao
Its Alluring Sickness, by Stranger
Ups & Downs, by Drew
Nauseous Bliss, by Disqus
I Almost Died, by Desiredkink
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BOOKS #
Chloroform: The Quest for Oblivion, by Linda Stratmann
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OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
OSHA : Chloroform
HISTORY #
Anaesthesia Museum
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
History of chloroform anaesthesia
"Doctor Snow gave that blessed chloroform and the effect was
soothing, quieting, and delightful beyond measure."
-- Queen Victoria (1853 : during childbirth of fifth child, no source)
Dr Snow invented chloroform inhaler and delivered her child.