Chloroform Market
Following that, in Europe, the use of chloroform during surgery rapidly increased. John Snow, a doctor, administered chloroform during the birth of Queen Victoria's final two children in the 1850s. At the start of the 20th century, chloroform started to take the place of ether as a common anaesthetic in the United States.
It was quickly replaced by ether after its toxicity, particularly its propensity to cause a fatal cardiac arrhythmia known as "sudden sniffer's death," was discovered. Chloroform was occasionally used as a recreational drug or in suicide attempts. Chloroform may exert its effects by increasing the flow of potassium ions through specific potassium channels in nerve cells.
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