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By Sarah McKenna
Laryngeal Mask Airway
(LMA)
"Please, just knock me out.
I don't want to know a thing."
Keeping a patient unconscious can be achieved using inhaled volatile agents or continuous infusion of intravenous agents.
How does the triad of anaesthesia relate to the death penalty?
"Is this going to be painful?"
Most states use a three-drug combination for lethal injection
1) an anesthetic (thiopental)
2) a paralytic agent (pancuronium bromid)
3) potassium chloride (stops the heart and causes death).
"Will I be able to move during the procedure?"
Muscle relaxants are used to paralyze patients during an operation.
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