How were people able to stay still for surgeries before the invention of anesthesia?

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How did people get surgeries done before anesthesia was invented? How were they able to stay still and not move around during the procedures?

There’s no way people could just grit their teeth and feel being cut, could they? The pain alone had to make people act out.

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A number of people in surgeries were required to hold down the patient and physically preventing them from moving. They would also often be tied down to the table. It was also important that the surgeon would work quickly. There were even competitions in performing surgeries as fast as possible with winning competitors completing within seconds.

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