Sleeping for an Operation
Age 4 · Health
A doctor gives a child special medicine so they sleep very deeply. During the operation, the child feels nothing and stays very still.
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- When you get a tooth fixed, the dentist may help you sleep so you feel no pain.
- If you need a small operation, special medicine keeps you asleep and still.
Key takeaways
- Special medicine can make someone sleep through an operation.
- While asleep for an operation, the body feels nothing and stays still.
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