A YouTube video showing how quickly a patient loses consciousness after anesthesia shocked internet users due to its extreme speed.
The footage shows a man named Nick, already in the operating room, struggling to stay awake as long as possible after the drugs have been administered.
If you’ve ever had general anesthesia or seen it in movies or TV shows, anesthesiologists ask the patient to count down after the medication is given.
In the video, you can see Nick’s effort to stay alert as he counts down: 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, and then he starts losing rhythm, and by the time he reaches number 14, he appears frozen, confused, and with his eyes partially open.
For Nick, it may have felt like an eternity, but his struggle against the anesthesia lasted only 6 seconds, which was practically a record for the medical team.
In the comments section of the clip, many users expressed surprise at how quickly a patient loses consciousness.
“This really looks like a quick trip and a time leap, haha,” said one; “I was in surgery and told the nurse it wasn’t working, and she told me the surgery was already over,” shared another.
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