Identifier	VC044283
Title	First surgical procedure, Barnes Hospital, 1914
Date.Original	1914
Date.Digital	2004-08-11
Description.Physical	1 photographic print - b&w - 21 x 26 cm.
Description	The first surgical procedure performed at the newly opened Barnes Hospital in St. Louis on December 12, 1914 was an appendectomy. Dr. Fred T. Murphy was the surgeon, assisted by Dr. Ernest Sachs, Dr. Arthur O. Fisher, and Dr. Brooks. The anesthetist, seated at the head of the operating table, was a nurse, Miss Farrar. Miss Farrar, who received training as an anesthetist at the Massachusetts General Hospital, gave or supervised the administration of all general anesthetics at Barnes Hospital.
Provenance	Gift - Ella J. Scott
Subject.Corporate	Barnes Hospital (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Source	VC044
Collection Name	BEYOND TLC - Missouri Women in the Health Science Professions
Relation.IsPartOf	Wendell G. Scott photographs
Publisher	Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8132, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110
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Format	jpeg
Language	English
Coverage	Missouri--Saint Louis; Missouri--St. Louis
County	Saint Louis (Mo.);
Type	Photographs
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Contributing Institution	Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine
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