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Anaesthetic Trivia - Curare

Chondrodendrum tomentosumCurare is a compound used for dart poisons by tribes in South America. It is derived from vines such as, Chondrodendron tomentosum and Strychnos toxifera. The first non-depolarising muscle blocking agent, d-Tubocurarine, was identified in 1935 by Harold King. It was found in curare that had been packed in hollow tubes.

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1   Link   Association of Anaesthetist of GB and Irelands
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2   Link   British Medical Association
129
3   Link   Department of Health
136
4   Link   GAT
Group Of Anaesthetists In Training - The GAT Committee has members sitting on the Councils of the Association and Royal College, together with representation on many other committees including the ICS Trainees Division and the JDC. 		388
5   Link   General Medical Council
135
6   Link   Medical Defence Union
186
7   Link   Medical Protection Society
209
8   Link   Resuscitation Council (UK)
170
9   Link   Royal College of Anaesthetists
153
10   Link   Intercollegiate Board for Training in Intensive Care Medicine
Training in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) in the UK is supervised by the Intercollegiate Board for Training in Intensive Care Medicine (IBTICM), which includes representatives of the Royal Colleges of Anaesthetists, Physicians, Surgeons and Emergency Medicine. 		402