Have you ever looked at historical accounts of medical practices? Reading some of them conjures nightmare-worthy stuff. Imagine people holding down a patient during surgery. The poor patient would not have any anesthesia to numb the pain. And, all the doctor had was rudimentary tools to work with. A chronology of medical technology shows magnifying glasses came in 1250. The stethoscope came into being in 1815. It wasn’t until 1841 that anesthesia entered the operating...










