Bier Performed

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August Bier - Spinal Anesthesia
... On 16 August 1898, Bier performed the first operation under spinal anesthesia at the Royal Surgical Hospital of the University of Kiel ... Therefore, Bier suggested "cocainization" of the spinal cord as an alternative to general anesthesia ... Bier injected 15 mg of cocaine intrathecally, which was sufficient to allow him to perform the operation ...

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    “Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. Anyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books.”
    —George Gurdjieff (c. 1877–1949)

    “In sorrow by thy bier we stand,
    Amid the awe that hushes all,
    And speak the anguish of a land
    That shook with horror at thy fall.”
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)