Assertion: chloroform | /r/ObjectUse | used as anesthetic
Facets:
value: in 1847
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the 19th century
type: TEMPORAL
value: until the mid-1900s
type: TEMPORAL
value: widely
type: DEGREE
value: during surgery
type: TEMPORAL
value: historically
type: TEMPORAL
value: during childbirth
type: TEMPORAL
value: by sir james simpson
type: OTHER
value: prior to
type: TEMPORAL
value: for many years
type: TEMPORAL
value: during the late 19th
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Chloroform was used as an anesthetic during surgery for many years before its harmful effects on the liver and kidneys were recognized.
text: Chloroform is a volatile liquid that was used as an anaesthetic during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
text: In the 19th century, it was a widely used anaesthetic.
text: Prior to and during World War II, chloroform was used primarily as an anesthetic and in pharmaceutical preparations (National Research Council, 1978).
text: Until the mid-1900s, chloroform was used as an anesthetic to reduce pain during medical procedures.
text: Chloroform is a colorless liquid used as an anesthetic, though when used in large doses can supress both the nervous system and respiratory system.
text: Shortly thereafter it was used in treating asthma and was first used as an anesthetic in 1847 by Sir James Simpson, a Scottish physician in Edinburgh.
text: Until the mid-1900s, chloroform was used as an anesthetic to reduce pain during medical procedures.
text: Historically used as an anesthetic, chloroform is a halogenated hydrocarbon that is associated with central nervous system depression, arrhythmias, and hepatotoxicity.
text: Chloroform was once widely used as an anesthetic, but it is now used mainly to create other chemicals.
text: Chloroform is used as a reagent, solvent and anesthetic.
text: Chloroform is used as a reagent, solvent and anesthetic.
text: Chloroform was used as an anaesthetic during childbirth and surgery, from about 1847.