Practical Points in Anesthesia

Neef, Frederick-EmilProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 43K words
Chapters: 5

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Practical Points in Anesthesia by Frederick-Emil NeefAuthor: Neef, Frederick-Emil,Language: English, Class: RD: Medicine: Surgery, Release Date: Oct 3, 2016

Editor's review

This book is a compilation of practical points in anesthesia from the early twentieth century. Drawing on clinical experience, the author, Frédéric-Émile Neef, organizes the key elements of anesthetic practice into individual points, covering administration methods, dosage control, patient monitoring, and management of common risks. As a public-domain medical document, its value lies not in offering contemporary evidence-based guidelines but in presenting the technical details and clinical thinking of anesthesiology's early standardization; readers can see the origins of many current practices. The style is direct and clearly itemized, making it suitable as supplementary reading in the history of medicine and anesthesiology. Because it was written early, its drug choices, equipment descriptions, and safety standards differ markedly from contemporary practice; it should be read with a historical perspective as a technical document rather than a clinical manual. For readers interested in medical humanities, technological change, or writing related papers, it offers rare primary material.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Researchers in medical history and the history of anesthesiology who need early technical documents for reference
Medical students learning about the historical evolution of anesthetic practice standards
Popular-science readers interested in twentieth-century medical literature
Authors writing on medical humanities or the history of technology

Not a good fit for

Practicing physicians seeking contemporary clinical guidelines for anesthesia
Readers looking for evidence-based drug use and safety standards
General readers impatient with the language style of early medical literature

Reading tips

Read the table of contents first to understand the item structure, then select specific points of interest rather than reading every page.
Compare with contemporary anesthesiology textbooks while reading, noting differences in techniques and safety standards.
Excerpt the risk-management entries separately as material for discussions in medical history.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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FAQ

Can this book be used as a clinical anesthesia reference?

Not recommended. The book was written in the early twentieth century, and its drugs, equipment, and safety standards are outdated. It can only be read as a historical document and cannot replace contemporary clinical guidelines and standards.

Can someone without a medical background understand this book?

Some chapters are understandable. The itemized writing is fairly direct, but professional terminology and procedural details require some medical knowledge. General readers can treat it as a medical history book and skip overly technical passages.

What is the edition status of this book?

Project Gutenberg released an electronic edition in 2019. It is a public-domain book in English, containing the author's compilation of early practical points in anesthesia, without modern scholarly editing or annotation.

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About the author

Neef, Frederick-Emil Author

Frederick-Emil Neef is an author about whom little public information is currently available; only one of his works is held in the collection, Practical Points in Anesthesia. Judging from its title, the book is a practical reference in anesthesiology intended for clinical use, focusing on specific points in anesthetic practice and management rather than offering a systematic theoretical textbook. Details of Neef's life, including nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background, cannot be confirmed, and no definitive record of his full English name has been found. On the basis of the available material, his writing style can be inferred mainly from the title and subject of this work: pragmatic and concise, with an emphasis on actionable practical guidance. Because further bibliographic records and reviews are lacking, the book's specific influence within the discipline is difficult to assess, yet as a practical anesthesia text it remains a source for understanding early summaries of clinical anesthetic experience.