Alexander Wood (physician)
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Alexander Wood FRSE, FRCPE (1817–1884), was a Scottish physician from Edinburgh who in 1853 invented the first hypodermic needle that used a true syringe and hollow needle.[1]
Ironically, Wood's wife was the first known intravenous morphine addict. She eventually died from an overdose delivered by her husband's invention.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Yaksh, Tony L. (1999). Spinal drug delivery. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 15. ISBN 0444829016. http://books.google.com/books?id=3rXA_fLrsHkC&pg=PA15&dq=alexander+wood+hypodermic+needle.
- ^ National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (2006). Women under the influence. JHU Press. p. 76. ISBN 0801882281. http://books.google.com/books?id=SbjHya9CaZkC&pg=PA76&dq=alexander+wood+hypodermic+needle.
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