PAIN RELIEF

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  • Created on: 03-12-12 09:48
EPIDURAL
FINE PLASTIC TUBE , PLACED IN LOWER BACK WITH LIQUID ANAESTHETIC.
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PETHIDINE
DRUG INJECTERD INTO A DEEP MUSCLE IN THE LEG OR BOTTEM TO RELIEVE PAIN.
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ENTONOX (GAS AND AIR)
A MIXTURE OF NITROUS OXIDE AND OXYGEN. ITS INHALED THROUGH A MOUTHPIECE OR MASK
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TENS MACHINE
FOUR FLAT PADS CONTAINING ELECTRODES, WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO THE MOTHERS BACK. SHE PRESSES A BUTTON WHICH SENDS ELECTRICAL IMPULSES TO HER BACK . IT RELEASES ENDORPHINS WHICH BLOCK OUT PAIN MESSAGES GOING TO THE BRAIN.
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WATER BIRTH
TAKES PLACE IN A BIRTHING POOL, ITS KEPT AT A TEMPERATURE FO 37 DEGREES.
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AROMATHERAPY, REFLEXOLOGY, CONTROLLED BREATHING AND MASSAGE.
NOT ALWAYS EFFECTIVE
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Card 2

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DRUG INJECTERD INTO A DEEP MUSCLE IN THE LEG OR BOTTEM TO RELIEVE PAIN.

Back

PETHIDINE

Card 3

Front

A MIXTURE OF NITROUS OXIDE AND OXYGEN. ITS INHALED THROUGH A MOUTHPIECE OR MASK

Back

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Card 4

Front

FOUR FLAT PADS CONTAINING ELECTRODES, WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO THE MOTHERS BACK. SHE PRESSES A BUTTON WHICH SENDS ELECTRICAL IMPULSES TO HER BACK . IT RELEASES ENDORPHINS WHICH BLOCK OUT PAIN MESSAGES GOING TO THE BRAIN.

Back

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Card 5

Front

TAKES PLACE IN A BIRTHING POOL, ITS KEPT AT A TEMPERATURE FO 37 DEGREES.

Back

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