[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 52 (Thursday, March 29, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H1796]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                     REMEMBERING DR. CRAWFORD LONG

  (Mr. BROUN of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BROUN of Georgia. I rise today to commemorate a very important 
medical breakthrough that happened hundreds of years ago in Jefferson, 
Georgia. And that's the invention of general anesthesia. Tomorrow is 
Doctors Day, and I am pleased to take this time to honor Dr. Crawford 
Long, who gave the first general anesthetic for a surgical procedure in 
1842. If it weren't for Dr. Long's discovery of ether as a general 
anesthetic, the world of medicine would not be as profound or 
innovative as it is today.
  This is a proud claim for the city of Jefferson, Georgia, for the 
10th Congressional District, and for the State of Georgia as a whole. 
It is a little known fact that Dr. Long's statue is in the U.S. Capitol 
as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection, but this tribute is 
well deserved, given his significant contribution to both science and 
to medicine.
  I hope that all Georgians passing through Washington will take the 
time to stop by Dr. Long's statue to reflect upon this great Georgian's 
wonderful achievement to science and to humanity.

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