A non-obstetric exposure to chloroform for Queen Victoria.

David J Wilkinson

Anaesthesia and intensive care 2020 Nov

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The administration of chloroform by John Snow to Queen Victoria to provide analgesia for the delivery of her children was a pivotal moment in the development of anaesthesia. It has long been thought that this was the only occasion she had experienced anaesthesia but examination of her diaries shows this to be untrue.