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Charles River Plaza
165 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
Museum of Science
1 Science Pk, Boston, MA 02114
Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital
2 N Grove St, Boston, MA 02114
TD Garden
100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02114
St. Joseph Catholic Church
68 William Cardinal O'Connell Way, Boston, MA 02114
Gronk Playground
251 Causeway St #101, Boston, MA 02114
Museum of African American History
46 Joy St, Boston, MA 02114
Charles Hayden Planetarium
1 Science Pk, Boston, MA 02114
The West End Museum
150 Staniford Street Suite 7 (on, Lomasney Wy, Boston, MA 02114
Otis House Museum
141 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
Nearby restaurants
Scampo
215 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114
Harvard Gardens
316 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
Antonio's Cucina Italiano
288 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
CLINK.
215 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114
Anna's Taqueria
242 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
Ma Maison
272 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
Fin's Sushi & Grill
240 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
Felcaro Pizzeria
280 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
Flour Bakery + Cafe
209 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
The Tip Tap Room
138 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
Nearby hotels
The Liberty, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Boston
215 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114, United States
Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill
5 Blossom St, Boston, MA 02114
Eurostars The Boxer
107 Merrimac St, Boston, MA 02114
The Whitney Hotel Boston
170 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114
Hotel Indigo Boston Garden by IHG
280 Friend St, Boston, MA 02114
Pennyweight Hotel Boston, Curio Collection by Hilton
155 Portland St, Boston, MA 02114
citizenM Boston North Station hotel
70 Causeway St, Boston, MA 02114
Meco Hotels
234 Friend St, Boston, MA 02114, United States
Courtyard by Marriott Boston Downtown/North Station
107 Beverly St, Boston, MA 02114
J. Miller Flats by Thatch - Beacon Hill
94 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114
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Ether Dome

Boston, MA 02114
4.9(47)
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attractions: Charles River Plaza, Museum of Science, Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital, TD Garden, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Gronk Playground, Museum of African American History, Charles Hayden Planetarium, The West End Museum, Otis House Museum, restaurants: Scampo, Harvard Gardens, Antonio's Cucina Italiano, CLINK., Anna's Taqueria, Ma Maison, Fin's Sushi & Grill, Felcaro Pizzeria, Flour Bakery + Cafe, The Tip Tap Room
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Nearby attractions of Ether Dome

Charles River Plaza

Museum of Science

Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital

TD Garden

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Gronk Playground

Museum of African American History

Charles Hayden Planetarium

The West End Museum

Otis House Museum

Charles River Plaza

Charles River Plaza

4.3

(463)

Open 24 hours
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science

4.7

(8.7K)

Open 24 hours
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Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital

Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital

4.5

(131)

Open until 2:00 PM
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TD Garden

TD Garden

4.6

(9.1K)

Open 24 hours
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Bostons Politically Incorrect North End Food Tour
Fri, Dec 5 • 11:00 AM
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Paul Winters Winter Solstice Celebration
Paul Winters Winter Solstice Celebration
Sat, Dec 6 • 7:30 PM
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Learn to Riso
Wed, Dec 10 • 6:30 PM
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Nearby restaurants of Ether Dome

Scampo

Harvard Gardens

Antonio's Cucina Italiano

CLINK.

Anna's Taqueria

Ma Maison

Fin's Sushi & Grill

Felcaro Pizzeria

Flour Bakery + Cafe

The Tip Tap Room

Scampo

Scampo

4.4

(398)

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Harvard Gardens

Harvard Gardens

4.4

(547)

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Antonio's Cucina Italiano

Antonio's Cucina Italiano

4.3

(417)

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CLINK.

CLINK.

4.3

(358)

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Mitchell GMitchell G
As an anesthesiology resident in Boston, the ether dome is a must visit to see the site of the first public display of surgical anesthesia. It’s at MGH, which is publicly accessible to, although who want to visit. It is on the fourth floor of the old building, and you just have to climb the stairs and then enter the beautiful ether dome. When I visited, it was completely empty, and I had the whole place to myself. It’s quite insane and mind blowing how this used to be a surgical operating theater. It looks like you’re in a hall with very steep steps and seats. There are a few signs around the room, explaining the importance and history of what happened in this building many years ago. There is a skeleton used for medical teaching back in the day, as well as a sarcophagus and mummy on display. Take a step back and you’ll see that classic painting outlining that first surgical anaesthesia event.
Mohanmurali JakkaMohanmurali Jakka
I am Retd Anesthesiologist from Tirupati INDIA.worked more than 3 decades in anesthesiology.I used Ether as anesthic for tonsillectomies in early 1980s .Intubation followed by ether administration from basic boyles mechine or even EMO mechine , with ether bottel. Which now young generations not seen.we celebrate in our operation theaters anesthesia day Oct 16th every year in grand way.remembering the day back oct 16, 1846.W.G.Morton,i am very happy to visit this place.a dream of every anesthesiologist to visit the birth place of our profession.one of the greatest discovery ever made in human history.
Álvaro MoralesÁlvaro Morales
Very iconic and historic place in the history of modern medicine: the first place where an anesthetic was used during surgery. Very interesting to see the original operating from room preserved as it was during this first surgical procedure with ether. Anyone interested in the history of medicine would gain a great perspective of what medicine was like back in the nineteenth century.
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As an anesthesiology resident in Boston, the ether dome is a must visit to see the site of the first public display of surgical anesthesia. It’s at MGH, which is publicly accessible to, although who want to visit. It is on the fourth floor of the old building, and you just have to climb the stairs and then enter the beautiful ether dome. When I visited, it was completely empty, and I had the whole place to myself. It’s quite insane and mind blowing how this used to be a surgical operating theater. It looks like you’re in a hall with very steep steps and seats. There are a few signs around the room, explaining the importance and history of what happened in this building many years ago. There is a skeleton used for medical teaching back in the day, as well as a sarcophagus and mummy on display. Take a step back and you’ll see that classic painting outlining that first surgical anaesthesia event.
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I am Retd Anesthesiologist from Tirupati INDIA.worked more than 3 decades in anesthesiology.I used Ether as anesthic for tonsillectomies in early 1980s .Intubation followed by ether administration from basic boyles mechine or even EMO mechine , with ether bottel. Which now young generations not seen.we celebrate in our operation theaters anesthesia day Oct 16th every year in grand way.remembering the day back oct 16, 1846.W.G.Morton,i am very happy to visit this place.a dream of every anesthesiologist to visit the birth place of our profession.one of the greatest discovery ever made in human history.
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Very iconic and historic place in the history of modern medicine: the first place where an anesthetic was used during surgery. Very interesting to see the original operating from room preserved as it was during this first surgical procedure with ether. Anyone interested in the history of medicine would gain a great perspective of what medicine was like back in the nineteenth century.
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Park in the 55 Fruit St. Garage at MGH. Take your ticket with you. Go through the hospital main entrance to the public info desk, confirm hours of the Ether Dome. Take the hall to the left of the info desk, walk past the cafe, down the hall, following signs for the Bulfinch building. Take the elevator to the 4th floor of Bulfinch, and follow the signs to the Ether Dome. It's open every day all year until 8pm, according to the official posted signs on both entrances, with perhaps some holiday exceptions (contrary to the museum website which lists seasonal hours.) There's a restroom several floors below, down the grand staircase. Please note, when you leave, you have to pay for parking with a human before getting into your car.

There are two sets of human remains here: The mummified person is Padihershef, a middle-class stonemason who worked at a necropolis at Thebes. A Dutch magnate took his remains to Boston in the 1820s.

The second person's remains (unnamed?) are prepared as an upright...

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As an anesthesiology resident in Boston, the ether dome is a must visit to see the site of the first public display of surgical anesthesia. It’s at MGH, which is publicly accessible to, although who want to visit. It is on the fourth floor of the old building, and you just have to climb the stairs and then enter the beautiful ether dome. When I visited, it was completely empty, and I had the whole place to myself. It’s quite insane and mind blowing how this used to be a surgical operating theater. It looks like you’re in a hall with very steep steps and seats. There are a few signs around the room, explaining the importance and history of what happened in this building many years ago. There is a skeleton used for medical teaching back in the day, as well as a sarcophagus and mummy on display. Take a step back and you’ll see that classic painting outlining that first surgical...

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Vous avez surement vécu l’expérience d’une extraction dentaire … ou dans le pire des cas vous avez été sur une table d’opération pour une intervention majeure … Dans les deux situations, bien souvent, la perception de la douleur disparait temporairement sous l’effet magique d’un anesthésique qui bloque la transmission des signaux nerveux liés à la douleur vers le cerveau. Cette merveille de la médecine a mis fin aux cris de douleur des patients qui résonnaient autrefois dans les couloirs, l’époque où chaque geste chirurgical était une épreuve de souffrance.

Immersion dans le lieu où tout a changé : le Dôme de l’Éther. Niché au quatrième étage du bâtiment Bulfinch au Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), un lieu historique, qui offre un véritable voyage dans le temps.

En franchissant le seuil de cet amphithéâtre unique, on est directement transporté en 1846. C’est ici que, le 16 octobre de cette année, le dentiste William T.G. Morton réalisa la toute première démonstration publique d’une chirurgie sous anesthésie à l’éther. Cet événement, dirigé par le Dr John Collins Warren, allait transformer la médecine pour toujours.

Le Dôme de l’Éther est un joyau architectural empreint d’une atmosphère singulière. Les gradins en bois, spectateurs silencieux de plus de 8 000 opérations réalisées entre 1821 et 1868, semblent encore vibrer des murmures des étudiants et des médecins d’autrefois. Et au cœur de cette salle, une peinture à l’huile saisissante (réalisée par Warren et Lucia Prosperi) immortalise le moment où Edward G. Abbott, le premier patient à expérimenter l’éther, est anesthésié, entouré de médecins et d’un public ébahi par cette prouesse médicale. L’émotion palpable dans la peinture fait presque revivre l’excitation et l’incrédulité des spectateurs, témoins d’une avancée inouïe. En explorant les artefacts exposés, on est subjugué, fasciné par les outils chirurgicaux d’époque, dont l’aspect rudimentaire souligne le chemin parcouru. Malgré ses limites (inflammabilité, irritation, odeur entêtante, effets cardio-dépressifs, induction lente, etc.), l’éther a ouvert la voie vers une nouvelle ère, aujourd’hui enrichie par des anesthésiques modernes, plus sûrs et efficaces. En quittant le Dôme de l’Éther, un sentiment de gratitude vous envahi. Alors, pour tous les passionnés d’histoire et de médecine, ce trésor caché de Boston est une étape incontournable. Le lieu, imprégné de l’esprit d’innovation et de bravoure, est un hommage vibrant à ceux qui ont façonné la...

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