If you have ever had a medical procedure done before, chances are you had some form of anesthesia. It may have been local anesthesia, a nerve block, sedation, general anesthesia or a combination of these. There are also different types of anesthesiologists and even certified nurse anesthetists. So how safe is anesthesia, and how has it changed during COVID?
HOST: Dr. Justin Clark
GUESTS:
- Dr. John Morris, Anesthesiologist, Alaska Regional Hospital
LINKS:
- American Society of Anesthesiologists: Anesthesia 101
- Mayo Clinic: General Anesthesia
- WebMD: What is general anesthesia?
- Cleveland Clinic: Anesthesia
PARTICIPATE:
- Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752 (statewide) during the live broadcast (10–11 a.m.).
- Send an email to lineone@alaskapublic.org before, during or after the live broadcast (e-mails may be read on air).
LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 10 a.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 8 p.m. AKDT
LINE ONE’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic offer extensive health information libraries
- MedlinePlus has a guide to finding reliable health information on the internet
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies
SUBSCRIBE: Get Line One: Your Health Connection updates automatically by:
