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Anesthesia

Definition

• Anesthesia is a loss of sensation or feeling. Anaesthesia is an alternate spelling (Brit).

  Anesthesia (or "anesthetics") is often used deliberately by doctors and dentists to block pain and other sensations during surgical procedures. Treatment for pre- or postoperative pain is called analgesia.

Books Available

• "Basics of Anesthesia", Hardcover, 2006. Estimated price $70.35. Info and/or order.
• "Clinical Anesthesiology, 4th Ed", Paperback, 2005. Estimated price $62.38. Info and/or order.
• "Anesthesia Secrets", Paperback. Estimated price $43.15. Info and/or order.

MSDS Relevance

Exposure to certain chemicals or anesthetics such as nitrous oxide may reduce your ability to feel pain. That may sound great, but this presents a serious hazard. Imagine having no sensations of pain in your everyday life -- you might not notice that you have put your hand on a hot stove and suffered third degree burns until you smelled the charred flesh. Ugh!

Further Reading

Anesthesia, at the NIH's MedLine Plus, has all kinds of great info links. The Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook. Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation's mission is "To ensure that no patient is harmed by anesthesia". Anesthesia - Topic Overview at WebMD. Austrian Anesthesia has many useful links. See also: analgesia, asphyxiant. Additional definitions from Google and OneLook.

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