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1. The anesthesiologist came to be a central figure in respiratory and circulatory \nphysiology, as well as in devices used to support and monitor these systems and in \ndrugs that act upon them. 2. In attempts to bypass the general effects of these gases the numbing properties of cocaine were investigated and gained recognition \ntowards the end of the 19th century. 3. To anesthetize the patient an \nanesthesiologist has to take in account several aspects such as age, weight, allergic \nreaction to the medicaments and general condition of the patient. 4. To become an \nanesthesiologist one should complete medical school, which may range from eight \nto twelve years. 5. The English nurse Florence Nightingale was the first to use a \nseparate hospital area for critically injured patients.