People always ask what is that or why that type of career. Many people believe that an Anesthesiologist only puts people to sleep but that not all entirely true. They do much more than …show more content…
There are many types of Anesthesia such as Local anesthesia, Regional anesthesia(Spinal and Epidural) and General anesthesia. Local anesthesia is a common anesthetic. It is mostly used to stop any type of pain while the patient still stays conscious during the process. The Local anesthetic can be given right on site. This type of anesthetic is mostly given by dentist to help numb the mouth and gums. If a large area needs to be numbed then the doctor will mostly use the Regional anesthesia. The Regional anesthesia is used to numb a part of the body that will be used in the surgical procedure. There are two forms of Regional anesthesia; spinal and epidural. The Spinal anesthetic is mostly used for the abdominal extremity surgery. This type of anesthesia involves by injecting medication into the subarachnoid space. The subarachnoid space is surrounded by the spinal cord. This injection causes the lower back and extremities to feel numb. Orthopedic doctors are mostly the main ones to use this type of