Really loving how this series embraces the awkwardness of invention and being in front of a camera explaining things. It's really fun to see how past and current science is messy, very good science communication
I was a product design engineer for my 40 year career (now retired :-). Over those years, it became clear that I (and we) learn more from our failures (I won't ever do THAT again!) than from our successes (I don't know why that worked, but I'm glad it did). Excellent video!
screen shotted this. i need to remind myself of this from time to time. so much of the process can feel like failure, but the aha-moment always comes if perseverant.
I learnt SO much from this episode! AND I remember it all! WOW. It's definetly the host's almost colloquial delivery that feels far less intimidating and therefore less pressurised on my ability to learn and remember the information. What a bonus to know that I will be asking for an epidural instead of general anaesthesia during birth if I have children! Thanks Brilliant B Productions and PBS for saving a girl some significant pain! I'm telling everyone to watch this.
I don't think general anesthesia is an option in labor. But you should keep in mind that you need to be less than 4cm dilated for an epidural. I was *supposed* to have one, but my OB/GYN's call service decided to not take me at my word, and so by the time he got there I was over 4cm, and had to make due with a shot of Demerol. I have cursed her whoever she was, with the same pain I endured. *Pam* Tom's wife
Queen Victoria received chloroform during the birth of her eighth child. This seemed to dispel some of the "moral" issue of anesthesia during childbirth. Apparently, this helped to bring anesthesia to the forefront.
I watched a video years ago of a boy, maybe 8 years old in a developing African country (sorry, I can't recall which one after so long) having his tonsils removed without anesthesia because they didn't have any. They just went in and cut them out in a few seconds while his mother held him tight, then he leaned forward and half choked on the blood that was now gushing out of his throat. I'll never forget that. The fact that in this day and age people still have surgeries without anesthesia. We take so much for granted in the developed world than we even realize. Videos like this help make you appreciate it, but videos like what I saw make you realize it's still something that some people have to endure.
A note about the correlation between general anesthesia vs epidural during child birth and health of the baby and mother, correlation does not equal causation. It is possible that the reason there are more health issues correlated with general anesthesia is because general anesthesia is more likely to be used in situations where there are serious complications.
Learnt a lot and definitely the patients need to understand all options and still crazy that childbirth for ethnic groups in UK is still higher risk. Well said Dr Watson.
I love the behind the scenes reactions- it was a great tension reliever and fits in great with the series theme (also, I want to see all the deleted fart jokes in this epside )
You say "too much fun at parties" I say "just the right amount of fun at parties". P.S. I love how obvious it is that early scientists were mainly motivated by getting as high as possible and calling it 'research'. P.P.S. Please do a video on Robert Liston and have a "Bahar Reaction Cam".
Fascinating!! It's so very hard to comprehend that time seems so long ago yet in reality it's not been that long ago we just discovered the way to anesthetize someone.
Really loving this series so far. I had heard of the nitrous parties but it was real cool to hear how they then spurred the development of anesthesia. I do hope I live to see the day we get a better grasp on its mechanism of action and can develop new and improved methods.
Absolutely love the names of the leeches! 😂 This is an excellent series - Thank you for educating us about amazing and awesome mistakes!! I freaking love Science!! ❤
The past was the worst. That being said, this format is excellent. It shows how important it is to record your observations and results from every "experiment" - even the accidental ones!! Gotta break a lot of eggs and spill a lot of flour to learn how to make a cake! 😉❤️🎂😴👍
It also highlights how terrifying surgery must have been 😮 in the grand scheme of things not that long ago.....and all those Victorian surgeons getting high 😂 ....
I was _put out_ with ether in 1963 to have my tonsils yanked out! I remember the strainer with the gauze. I was *not* fully unconscious, as I had terrible nightmares for a few years after. *Pam* Tom's wife
Believe it or not there is actually some promising new literature about hypmotism for pain management, so coupled with being high as fuck i could see it working pretty well js
The fabulous John Snow, in the 1840s-50s] was famous for his use of anesthesia in addition to starting epidemiology. I guess skipping that tidbit would make the video too long or confuse the story they were trying to teach. Gotta K.I.S it.
Yes indeed! Operating theaters get their name from the fact that in this era, they were designed for an audience of surgeons-in-training to watch operations from the benches to learn more about the human body. It's not just the space featured in this video, but most official hospital operating rooms at the time looked like this.
SHOULDN'T. The one time I was under they gave me Nitrous first, then an IV. I remember everything about the IV going in. The feeling of it sliding along inside my arm. The person who inserted it got it too close to my elbow and it exited the vein so they had to try again; then someone said "Just make sure he doesn't bend his arm". The entire procedure I was focused on keeping my arm straight. I remember being asked to relax my arm so they could get the IV out, which scared the shit out of me. I also remember hitting the nurse that tried to walk me out to the car then speed-walking across the parking lot before she could catch up. It took all of my focus to stay in a straight line. I don't remember much about the next 4 hours. I'm not sure if it was from me sleeping off the anesthesia or if they'd given me the first dose of Vicodin before I left. That stuff did nothing for the pain, it just knock me out for 4 hour stretches and kill my appetite,
@16:00 I wish they had interviewed doctors to see why Black women are being given more C-sections and general anesthetic. It seems that doctors are wanting to treat Black women like livestock, as they want them in and out of the delivery room and don't want them to be conscious for the delivery. Essentially, it is a way to shut them up and get rid of them quickly. Whereas Yt women are treated with care and patience.
That might not be true. I'm going to look it up because people race bait these days. I can't imaging that a black woman is in severe pain in labor and asks for epidural and is refused.
It was brought up as immoral as soon as it was used to help women. So in this context it would be how current "immoral" medical practices *that are used to help women* will be viewed in the future.
The sound mixing is not very good at the beginning of the video! I don't know if I want to watch it all when the sound scratches at me, sorry! It was a nice idea to start the video outside but not so much in practice seeing (hearing) the traffic destroyed the ambience. I might come back to the video some other time because the topic seems interesting! Sorry for complaining!
Really loving how this series embraces the awkwardness of invention and being in front of a camera explaining things. It's really fun to see how past and current science is messy, very good science communication
Loved this! Both the subject matter and the presentation were engaging and fun to watch!
I was a product design engineer for my 40 year career (now retired :-). Over those years, it became clear that I (and we) learn more from our failures (I won't ever do THAT again!) than from our successes (I don't know why that worked, but I'm glad it did).
Excellent video!
screen shotted this. i need to remind myself of this from time to time. so much of the process can feel like failure, but the aha-moment always comes if perseverant.
I really enjoyed this format! I would love to see more videos like this that incorporate history, travel, interviews, and modern science
Woohoo! This was so much fun to work on, and with an absolute dream team to boot!
Engaging topic, great host, thanks to everyone who made this possible.
I learnt SO much from this episode! AND I remember it all! WOW. It's definetly the host's almost colloquial delivery that feels far less intimidating and therefore less pressurised on my ability to learn and remember the information. What a bonus to know that I will be asking for an epidural instead of general anaesthesia during birth if I have children! Thanks Brilliant B Productions and PBS for saving a girl some significant pain! I'm telling everyone to watch this.
I don't think general anesthesia is an option in labor. But you should keep in mind that you need to be less than 4cm dilated for an epidural. I was *supposed* to have one, but my OB/GYN's call service decided to not take me at my word, and so by the time he got there I was over 4cm, and had to make due with a shot of Demerol.
I have cursed her whoever she was, with the same pain I endured.
*Pam* Tom's wife
Queen Victoria received chloroform during the birth of her eighth child. This seemed to dispel some of the "moral" issue of anesthesia during childbirth. Apparently, this helped to bring anesthesia to the forefront.
Incredible episode! Great fun to watch with some really important messages about anaesthesia and the provision of safe anaesthetic care!!
I watched a video years ago of a boy, maybe 8 years old in a developing African country (sorry, I can't recall which one after so long) having his tonsils removed without anesthesia because they didn't have any. They just went in and cut them out in a few seconds while his mother held him tight, then he leaned forward and half choked on the blood that was now gushing out of his throat. I'll never forget that. The fact that in this day and age people still have surgeries without anesthesia. We take so much for granted in the developed world than we even realize. Videos like this help make you appreciate it, but videos like what I saw make you realize it's still something that some people have to endure.
It is also due to medical racism, as they mentioned.
Historian and Mother of Leeches. The job title of dreams! Such a wonderful episode!
love the way doctor Watson talks about her epidural. my wife still talks about it 20 years later. it's magic
Loved this episode. Thanks for making it!
A note about the correlation between general anesthesia vs epidural during child birth and health of the baby and mother, correlation does not equal causation. It is possible that the reason there are more health issues correlated with general anesthesia is because general anesthesia is more likely to be used in situations where there are serious complications.
Learnt a lot and definitely the patients need to understand all options and still crazy that childbirth for ethnic groups in UK is still higher risk. Well said Dr Watson.
Amazing! Loved working on this - never thought Anesthesia could be so interesting ;)
I love the behind the scenes reactions- it was a great tension reliever and fits in great with the series theme (also, I want to see all the deleted fart jokes in this epside )
You say "too much fun at parties" I say "just the right amount of fun at parties".
P.S. I love how obvious it is that early scientists were mainly motivated by getting as high as possible and calling it 'research'.
P.P.S. Please do a video on Robert Liston and have a "Bahar Reaction Cam".
Excellent settings, I love seeing the old artifacts & details. Interesting topic too. Well done guys. 👍🏼
Fascinating!! It's so very hard to comprehend that time seems so long ago yet in reality it's not been that long ago we just discovered the way to anesthetize someone.
That really puts it into perspective. I think we are lucky to live in this day and age.
Awesome, fascinating and accessable information presented engagingly.🎉
“Birthing person” I love y’all. 💜✨
Really loving this series so far. I had heard of the nitrous parties but it was real cool to hear how they then spurred the development of anesthesia. I do hope I live to see the day we get a better grasp on its mechanism of action and can develop new and improved methods.
Loved this episode! What an awesome series.
Fascinating stuff! Also cute earrings
Oh wow I didn’t notice them, her whole outfit is great 😊
This was fascinating!
Another amazing, fascinating, and well made episode! Medical history has been horrifying LOL
So fascinating! Great production and I loved seeing the historical venues!
Absolutely love the names of the leeches! 😂 This is an excellent series - Thank you for educating us about amazing and awesome mistakes!! I freaking love Science!! ❤
The past was the worst. That being said, this format is excellent. It shows how important it is to record your observations and results from every "experiment" - even the accidental ones!!
Gotta break a lot of eggs and spill a lot of flour to learn how to make a cake! 😉❤️🎂😴👍
This is the best video ever.
'You shouldn't be able to remember being general anesthesia or be able to move'
*Laughs in EDS*
Yeah raves = science!
They really do the guy that made mdma he was a phyconot but his wife is a therapist and she started to use it on her clients for therapy
It also highlights how terrifying surgery must have been 😮 in the grand scheme of things not that long ago.....and all those Victorian surgeons getting high 😂 ....
16:50 -- adore the seamless use of inclusive language!
I was _put out_ with ether in 1963 to have my tonsils yanked out! I remember the strainer with the gauze. I was *not* fully unconscious, as I had terrible nightmares for a few years after.
*Pam* Tom's wife
Believe it or not there is actually some promising new literature about hypmotism for pain management, so coupled with being high as fuck i could see it working pretty well js
Some minor errors like Wells, who saw it in Hartford, but quite enjoyable. Thank you!
The fabulous John Snow, in the 1840s-50s] was famous for his use of anesthesia in addition to starting epidemiology. I guess skipping that tidbit would make the video too long or confuse the story they were trying to teach. Gotta K.I.S it.
loved this
So if the first solvent I try doesn't work, I shouldn't give up and just keep trying more!
I learned this from Puppet History😂😂
that's epic. i need more puppet history.
This is hysterical 😂
Is that public space where the term 'operation theater' comes from?
Yes indeed! Operating theaters get their name from the fact that in this era, they were designed for an audience of surgeons-in-training to watch operations from the benches to learn more about the human body. It's not just the space featured in this video, but most official hospital operating rooms at the time looked like this.
@@pbsterra Oh wow that is fascinating! Thank you! Would hate for that to be me on the table haha.
From experience, stairs as such will make you dizzy! We have these walk-ups in NYC and you're dizzy at the fifth floor.
SHOULDN'T. The one time I was under they gave me Nitrous first, then an IV. I remember everything about the IV going in. The feeling of it sliding along inside my arm. The person who inserted it got it too close to my elbow and it exited the vein so they had to try again; then someone said "Just make sure he doesn't bend his arm". The entire procedure I was focused on keeping my arm straight. I remember being asked to relax my arm so they could get the IV out, which scared the shit out of me. I also remember hitting the nurse that tried to walk me out to the car then speed-walking across the parking lot before she could catch up. It took all of my focus to stay in a straight line. I don't remember much about the next 4 hours. I'm not sure if it was from me sleeping off the anesthesia or if they'd given me the first dose of Vicodin before I left. That stuff did nothing for the pain, it just knock me out for 4 hour stretches and kill my appetite,
@16:00 I wish they had interviewed doctors to see why Black women are being given more C-sections and general anesthetic. It seems that doctors are wanting to treat Black women like livestock, as they want them in and out of the delivery room and don't want them to be conscious for the delivery. Essentially, it is a way to shut them up and get rid of them quickly. Whereas Yt women are treated with care and patience.
Anesthesia is fascinating but I’m more fascinated by what is the cause of Black Women not getting epidurals as often as other women.
That might not be true. I'm going to look it up because people race bait these days. I can't imaging that a black woman is in severe pain in labor and asks for epidural and is refused.
It's because of insurance coverage
Of course it would have come from recreational snorting. /rolls eyes
Anesthesia was seen as immoral a couple centuries ago. Makes one wonder how current "immoral" medical practices will be viewed in the future.
It was brought up as immoral as soon as it was used to help women. So in this context it would be how current "immoral" medical practices *that are used to help women* will be viewed in the future.
Oh yeah, the religious class were convinced that women were supposed to suffer in childbirth.
someone should get you a real mic.
The sound mixing is not very good at the beginning of the video! I don't know if I want to watch it all when the sound scratches at me, sorry! It was a nice idea to start the video outside but not so much in practice seeing (hearing) the traffic destroyed the ambience. I might come back to the video some other time because the topic seems interesting! Sorry for complaining!
she talks toooo fast....!
Lousy commentator
Grow up!
Interesting story. Bad production. Bye
Interesting subject. Annoying chicks attempting to be funny 🤦🏻♀️