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    Doctors Alexander Wood (1817-1884) and Charles Pravaz (1791-1853) are given credit for independently developing the idea of a hypodermic syringe used to administer drugs. Wood first used the device to inject a patient in 1853. Dr. Wood's wife is the first known fatality from an overdose using a syringe.

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    General Anaesthesia: Dr. Alexander Wood

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