2. Anaesthesia means temporary loss of
sensation or awareness. It includes
analgesia (relief from pain), muscle
relaxation, amnesia (loss of memory), or
unconsciousness.
3. ο½ Relief from pain
ο½ Amnesia
Anesthesia enables the painless performance
of medical procedures that would cause severe or
intolerable pain to an unanesthetized patient.
4. 1. General anesthesia suppresses central nervous system
resulting in unconsciousness and total lack
of sensation.
2. Local anesthesia: anesthesia that affects a restricted
area of the body. blocking transmission of nerve
impulses between a targeted part of the body and the
central nervous system, causing loss of sensation in
the targeted body part.
Local anesthesia numbs a specific part of the body to prevent
any feeling of pain.
16. ο½ IV infusion of a 20% lipid emulsion (eg, Intralipid
20%) has become an accepted part of treatment for
systemic toxicity from local anesthetics, and
particularly for cardiac arrest.
ο½ Manage convulsions
Others according to protocol
ο½ positive inotropes
ο½ amiodarone
Editor's Notes
Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic medication used to treat and prevent a number of types of irregular heartbeats.[1] This includes ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF), and wide complex tachycardia, as well as atrial fibrillation and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.[1] It can be given by mouth, intravenously, or intraosseously
Positively inotropic agents increase the strength of muscular contraction