Painting by Robert Hinckley (1882–1893) depicting the ether anaesthesia demonstration of 16 October 1846; not a photograph of the event.Credit and rights
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On 16 October 1846, Morton and Warren took part in a public demonstration of ether anaesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital. The episode became a major surgical milestone. Review of the original records nevertheless shows incomplete anaesthesia: the traditional account of an unqualified success requires nuance.
Leo George Rigler · historical portrait, date unspecified.Credit and rights
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Original source · LicenceHis contribution to radiology: Rigler’s sign, illustrated on a 2015 radiograph.Credit and rights
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American radiologist Leo George Rigler was born on 16 October 1896. His name appears in several milestones of radiology, including Rigler’s sign and triad. This date records his birth, separately from later publications.
Robert Symon Garden · historical portrait, date unspecified.Credit and rights
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Original source · LicenceHis contribution to orthopaedics: the classification of femoral neck fractures. Garden IV example; source shared in 2006.Credit and rights
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Scottish orthopaedic surgeon Robert Symon Garden died on 16 October 1982. His name is associated with a hip fracture classification published in 1961. This milestone marks his death, not the creation of that classification.
