[Fitness for automobile driving after inhalation narcosis].

[Automobile driving simulation for diagnosis and therapy of driving fitness in neurologic disorders].

The use of avertin for the production of basal narcosis in children.

The introduction of avertin has been described as the most important discovery in anaesthesia for many years1, and one of the greatest of the benefits which it confers is the complete amnesia provided by this substance for children about to be submitted to the otherwise terrifying orde'al of inhalation anaesthesia. All observers are agreed that the psychological trauma inflicted on the patient ...

Brain water and electrolyte distribution during the inhalation of halothane.

The brain concentration of Na+, K+ and Cl-, water content and total brain osmolality were measured in six normocapnic dogs under pentobarbitone narcosis (30 mg kg-1). These studies were repeated in six additional dogs after exposure for 1 h to the inhalation of halothane 1% (end-tidal); there was an increase (P less than 0.05) in Na+, Cl- and water content but no change in K+ content in the gre...

Impact of vehicle seat back inclination on occupational driving safety

This study determined effect of automobile seat backrest inclination on lattisimus dorsi muscle electromyographic (EMG) activity. Myoelectric activity was determined at two seat backrest angles (90 degrees and 100 degrees inclinations).  Twenty-one (21) participants were engaged in the study. Electromygraphic activity at 90 degrees inclination had slope value of -0.065 mV/minute while ...

Gamma-aminobutyric acid neuropharmacological investigations on narcosis produced by nitrogen, argon, or nitrous oxide.

UNLABELLED Inhaled anesthetics, including the gaseous anesthetics nitrous oxide and xenon, are thought to act by interacting directly with ion-channel receptors. In contrast, little is known about the mechanism of action of inert gases that show only narcotic potency at high pressures, such as nitrogen or argon. In the present study, we investigated the effects of selective gamma-aminobutyric a...