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What was the name of the patient in Crawford Long's first ether anesthesia surgery?

  • James Venable

  • John Smith

  • William Johnson

  • Henry Brown

Answer

Crawford Long performed his first surgery using ether anesthesia on James Venable. The surgery was a minor operation to remove a tumor from Venable's neck. This marked the first time ether was used as an anesthetic in a surgical procedure.
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