anesthesia

While his death at 54 was initially classified as a drowning, an autopsy revealed that the level of ketamine in his blood was about the same as would be used during general anesthesia.

She recalled that during the procedure, she was given "a few puffs of ether" which numbed parts of her body but she was not under anesthesia.

I’ve seen patients who’ve made the very conscious decision to end their pregnancy make the sign of the cross or grasp a rosary as they drift off under anesthesia.

This drug can create a deep state of anesthesia and amnesia sufficient to block the pain of a surgeon’s knife or 400 joules of electricity delivered to reset a fibrillating heart.

When a critically ill person needs anesthesia, ketamine is commonly chosen because it doesn’t kill.