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Can you tell me how an anesthesiologist know how much anesthetic to give to someone who rushes in from a car crash or something and needs emergency surgery?

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Dr. William Jenkins answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

Experience,: sometimes just a little Versed too much, patient needs to be asleep but maintain vital signs. Also many drugs now very short acting and bad effects can be minimized with other meds

Dr Sibert agreed

Answered 6/10/2014

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