Early Anesthesia: The Life and Trial of Dagmar Nelson (Part 1)

Most people know about Dagmar Nelson in terms of her being involved in the only court trial ever to test the legality of nurses administering anesthesia, but there’s much more to her than just that. We’ll lean on Nancy Bruton-Maree, CRNA, and Sandy Ouellette, CRNA to learn more about how amazing she was as a woman and what happened at the trial.

Here are some of the things you’ll learn in this episode:

• Details on her early life and education. 4:38


• How she got her anesthesia training. 9:08


• What the beginning of her career as an anesthetist was like. 14:02


• California physicians were trying to get rid of nurse anesthetists when she moved out there. 23:54


• Details of the trial as it got started in 1934. 30:52


• The testimony that was given on behalf of the physicians. 41:17


• Here’s what the defense argued. 43:52


• What the judge said when he handed down the decision. 51:22

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