Anesthesia is a chemical substance that induces temporary loss of awareness or sensation, i.e. it can turn off consciousness in a controlled and reversible manner. This astounding property of anesthesia is what makes it such an integral tool to the healthcare system. Millions of surgeries and similar invasive medical procedures are performed with the aid of this substance, which could otherwise not be executed. Medical science has evolved and advanced impressively within the last hundred years; today there are cures and vaccines for many life threating diseases, as well so many options to improve quality of life if you are old and/or disabled. Medicine and hospital equipment has
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