Anaesthetic in a sentence

It is interesting to note that even after the nearly a century in which a weak solution of cocaine ceased to be used for anaesthetic, Guyanese remain the only people that I know who refer to dental anaesthetic as cocaine.

A doctor who treated Mr Allen said it was ‘highly unlikely’ that the anaesthetic had had a role to play in the cause of the accident, but believed it probable that he had suffered an acute medical event.

After that surgery, Francis lamented that he hadn't responded well to the general anaesthetic used in the longer-than-expected procedure.

A search of the Corsa’s boot revealed a Tesco ‘Bag for Life’ containing 126 grams of cocaine as well as 161 grams of the anaesthetic benzocaine.

But her condition meant general anaesthetic would be too risky and after a blood test revealed a higher-than-expected hormone level owners Chloe and Lewis Brindley say they were quoted between £400 and £500 for a heart scan.

Fentanyl was introduced in the 1960s as a legitimate intravenous anaesthetic to treat patients experiencing severe pain.

It was a terrifying but existential moment in my life because it was the anaesthetic I had always used but it wasn’t taking away underlying anxiety but I also couldn’t stop using it.

Overall, anaesthetic gasses make up about 2-5% of the NHS's carbon footprint, and efforts are under way to tackle other medical gases like nitrous oxide.

Still In a lot of pain and still very groggy from the anaesthetic but smiling.

The ingredient has been used as a cough suppressant since the 1950s, though suggests it causes an allergic reaction when combined with general anaesthetic.

The NDE leaves individuals who experience it with a true, sometimes horrific memory, regardless of whether it is just a lack of oxygen, some kind of anaesthetic, or a neurochemical response to trauma.

The surgery will typically be carried out under general anaesthetic and a catheter may be inserted as a result.

They will allege that the doctor who saw Carlos on his first visit to the children’s hospital “should have taken steps to adequately determine whether the laceration was superficial, which may have required examination under anaesthetic”.

A local anaesthetic is given so it is pain-free.

Although root canal treatment has a reputation for being painful, a local anaesthetic means you shouldn't feel anything.

A surgeon was essentially a technician whose main duty was to carry out amputations – done without anaesthetic until the mid 19th century – under the direction of a physician, who would be medically trained.

However, the 12-year-old bear died in July following an anaesthetic procedure.

I woke up from the anaesthetic and was told both girls had been born safely, but I wasn’t out of danger as my blood pressure was so high – they thought I could have a fit at any time.

Ketamine is an anaesthetic that mainly comes in the form of white powder or crystals which are snorted.

Like now, nostalgia for times we’d never experienced was pleasing anaesthetic.