Ever Wonder: How Does Anesthesia Work?

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There’s local and general—and they work very differently

“Local anesthetics work by binding the nerves out in the peripheral nervous system,” said Amanda Abelson, V05, an assistant professor of emergency and critical care and anesthesia at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Video: Steffan Hacker

By Steffan Hacker

August 20, 2019

The Tufts video series Ever Wonder [2] features faculty and other experts answering questions for the curious about all manner of topics—from how we forget [3] to what are tumors [4].

You can view the series at http://everwonder.tufts.edu [2], and submit your own questions, too.

Steffan Hacker can be reached at steffan.hacker@tufts.edu [5].

Source URL: https://now.tufts.edu/articles/ever-wonder-how-does-anesthesia-work

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[1] https://now.tufts.edu/forward?path=print/articles/ever-wonder-how-does-anesthesia-work
[2] http://everwonder.tufts.edu
[3] https://now.tufts.edu/articles/ever-wonder-why-do-we-forget
[4] https://now.tufts.edu/articles/ever-wonder-what-are-tumors
[5] mailto:steffan.hacker@tufts.edu

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