sedation

Vaccine clinics turned my brother away because he would require sedation or a physical hold to tolerate a needle being stuck in his arm.
My Brother Is Still Unvaccinated Because Our Medical System Is Ableist|Amanda Calhoun|November 8, 2021|Time
Still worse, he writes, is the role sedation plays in decisions surrounding life support.
A stay in the ICU can be terrifying. It might not get better after release.|Katie Hafner|October 29, 2021|Washington Post
When it comes to ordering heavy sedation, Ely writes, he is as guilty as any of his peers.
A stay in the ICU can be terrifying. It might not get better after release.|Katie Hafner|October 29, 2021|Washington Post
I’d like to believe she read it and that she went into sedation knowing what she meant to me.
I Didn't Want to Push My Aunt to Get the Vaccine. Now I Live With Regrets|Ross Dellenger|September 12, 2021|Time

In healthy people, we found that VTA function was restored after withdrawal of sedation.
New Research Shows How Dopamine Plays a Key Role in Consciousness|Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian|August 12, 2021|Singularity Hub
Palliative sedation would have relieved her pain, it is true.
U.K. Courts Grant Mother Right to End Her 12-Year-Old Disabled Daughter’s Life|Elizabeth Picciuto|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After being shot in the head, Rep. Giffords is under sedation and responding to simple commands.
Gabrielle Giffords' Prognosis Hopeful After Shooting|Casey Schwartz|January 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There are benzodiazapine receptors in the brain, but those are the kinds that are sought out for sedation, not sexual excitement.
Is Ambien Sex Hotter?|Hannah Seligson|December 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The doctor had continually attempted to get her to take some form of sedation.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The edge of his jaw is ringed with a black, tarry substance that grows more viscous the longer Rip is under sedation.
The Land of Look Behind|Paul Cameron Brown
Kelly reached into a coverall pocket and produced another sedation hypo.
Code Three|Rick Raphael
Later we can call a doctor over from the hospital to put them under sedation before they're taken out.
Lion Loose|James H. Schmitz
Workers for the lunar mines could make the trip under heavy sedation.
Scrimshaw|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

British Dictionary definitions for sedation

sedation

/ (sɪˈdeɪʃən) /

noun

a state of calm or reduced nervous activity

the administration of a sedative

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Medical definitions for sedation

sedation

[ sĭ-dā′shən ]

Reduction of anxiety, stress, irritability, or excitement by administration of a sedative agent or drug.

The state or condition induced by a sedative.

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