"I am an anesthesiologist. To an anesthesiologist, fentanyl is as familiar as a Philips screwdriver is to a carpenter; it is an indispensable tool in my toolbox. It is the most commonly used painkiller during surgery. If you’ve had surgery, it is more likely than not that you have had fentanyl. Fentanyl is used to blunt airway reflexes and to place the breathing tube into the trachea with minimal coughing. It is the potent analgesic that prevents pain from the surgeon’s scalpel while your body sleeps under anesthesia."
Fentanyl is commonly used to induce general anesthesia. Diacetylmorphine was used before the introduction of fentanyl. Diacetylmorphine is also known as heroin.
morsch|3 years ago
https://theconversation.com/fentanyl-widely-used-deadly-when... (2016)
ipnon|3 years ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_anaesthesia#Inductio...
vorpalhex|3 years ago
Please remember that everyone here is a real person, who is probably about as intelligent as you.
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