PS268 Lecture Notes - Inhalant
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Discovered early 1700s - had ether parties. Its better than no anesthetic at all. Lots of fun, but flammable and toxic its actually for starting diesel engines in the very cold since its very flammable so having it at parties is bad since people are smoking and others have. Almost immediately applied to dental procedures to calm down not knock you out dentist saw someone get teeth knocked out at party and they laughed since they were on n20. Still used for light anesthesia and dental procedures. Used as a propellant in whip cream cans. Inhalants are often found in common household items these are the once that are inhaled: Volatile solvents y paint, paint thinner and remover, nail polish remover, correction fluid, glues, cements bad for memory formation. Aerosols, propellants, gases y spray paint, hairspray, lighters, whipped cream (most likely to see) Anesthetics y current and former medical anesthetics like ether and nitrous oxide.