Originally Posted by
phx2lhr
Well she wandered off and came back to say that the other physician had given him some sedation-BA carry iv diazepam in their medical kit so maybe it was that-and the guy had calmed down. I settled back into my seat but she came back again shortly after to update me that they had overdone the sedation so now he was more or less unconscious and they were worried about his airway.
One of my favorite pro-bono clients operates a flying teaching hospital and at one point during a break in the action I was having a conversation with one of the volunteer anesthesiologists -- slightly paraphrasing: "Knocking someone out is easy--anyone can do it. Our specialty is being able to wake them up on the other side"