Jad Abumrad
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Radiolab
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And in the 1950s and 60s, he says, this became a real issue because doctors started giving patients neuromuscular blocking agents that would paralyze their muscles during surgery so they wouldn't flop around, which is a good thing.
Radiolab
Black Box
Where a patient would wake up in the middle of surgery.
Radiolab
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You know, fully awake, but no one would be able to perceive it because they couldn't move.
Radiolab
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And that's the nightmare that, you know, may even be worse than having six strong men hold you down.