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Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Baronet, FRSE FRCPE FSA Scot (7 June 1811 – 6 May 1870), was a Scottish obstetrician and a significant figure in the history of medicine. He was the first physician to demonstrate the anaesthetic properties of chloroform in humans and helped to popularize its use in medicine. [1] [2]
James Simpson. In the early 19th century, scientists began to experiment with anaesthetics to put the patient to sleep. The first gas used was laughing gas. It was fine for pulling teeth but...
Jun 3, 2024 · Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Baronet (born June 7, 1811, Bathgate, Linlithgowshire, Scot.—died May 6, 1870, London) was a Scottish obstetrician who was the first to use chloroform in obstetrics and the first in Britain to use ether.
James Young Simpson was one of the first obstetricians to administer anesthesia during childbirth in nineteenth century Scotland. Before his work in the 1800s, physicians had few ways to reduce the pain of childbirth.
Simpson was a Professor of Midwifery at Edinburgh University, and searched for a safe alternative to ether that women could take during childbirth. He began to experiment with other chemicals and tested them on himself.
Nov 12, 2020 · On November 12, 1847, Scottish obstetrician and important figure in the history of medicine Sir James Young Simpson published his self trial experiments with the new anesthetic chloroform. “All pain is per se and especially in excess, destructive and ultimately fatal in its nature and effects.”
Dec 7, 2018 · Sir James Young Simpson was an elder at St Columba’s Free Church (formerly called Free St John’s) in Edinburgh and ran a free medical dispensary for the poor at Carrubbers’ Close Mission on the Royal Mile. Below is his own testimony, reproduced with the kind permission of the Sovereign Grace Union. ‘A SCIENTIST’S TESTIMONY.
