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Subject: Use of general anesthesia poses threat to childrens IQ, mental health and neurological development Author: Knut Holt [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 11/30/16 2:34am Extensive use of general anesthesia and deep sedation poses threat to childrens IQ, menal development and neurological functions A factor posing danger to children's IQ and mental development in the modern society is an extensive use of deep sedation and general anesthesia on a child, especially if repeated, and especially during the first 10 years of life. There is an increasing use of general anesthesia on children, also for procedures where discomfort and pain can be managed better with other means, including endoscopic procedures that are only examinations and not surgery, and dental procedures. The reason for doctors to use so much deep anesthesia is actually to hinder the child from remembering and telling others about the procedure, and hindering the parents from knowing about details. The long term side effects of general anesthesia and deep sedation is well documented, but undercommunicated to the public. Another reason is that doctors often do other things with the child during the session under anesthesia than the procedure heshe oficially is admitted for, and most often these other procedures are directed towards the intimate zone of the child. These procedures may have a good reason, but often the child is used for training of doctors and students , for scientific research or because authorities nearly routinously suspect the parents of sick children for sexual abuse nowadays. Knut Holt http://www.abicana.com/health_information.htm [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]