Introduction

Curious clinitions is a medical podcast that asks why. In this episode, we tell the incredible tale of doctor scotch smith who purposely paralyzed himself in 19 forty six. The experiment actually endeavored to answer a very legitimate scientific question about which there was equipoise. We know now with certainty that neur muscular blockade absolutely does not cause sedation. But at the time, when paralytics were just starting to be used clinically, it actually wasn't so queer.