The pain of getting a tattoo isn't the same across the entire body. There are areas with more nerve endings or less subcutaneous fat that are particularly sensitive. The ribs, neck, inner arm, wrists, or ankles tend to be areas where pain intensifies. Places like the armpits, chest, face, fingers, or genital area are especially […]

When it comes to tattoo anesthesia, broadly speaking, there are 3 types of anesthesia that can be used to numb the skin and allow for pain-free tattooing: topical anesthesia, local (or infiltrative) anesthesia, and general anesthesia. Is it possible to get a tattoo with anesthesia? Yes, it is possible to get a tattoo with anesthesia, […]

Every May 2nd marks World Anti-Bullying Day, a date that invites us to reflect on one of the most persistent issues in schools around the world. Bullying is a phenomenon that not only affects victims in the present but can have profound long-term consequences on their emotional and physical well-being. Especially in teenagers, whose minds […]

Since time immemorial man has tried to avoid pain and to manage it in some way in order to alleviate or suppress it. Without wishing to make a historical review of the many written references on pain, since ancient times there has been an evident concern to try to control it. An interesting concept of […]

In everyday language “consciousness” and “conscience” are often used interchangeably, but there is a subtle difference, especially in medical, philosophical or psychological contexts. Consciousness is a neurological function that relates to the alertness of our brain, which can be altered by a variety of factors, including diseases (e.g. meningitis, epilepsy, tumors), injuries (e.g. head trauma, […]

Talking about ANESTHESIA is talking about PROGRESS. Before, surgery was a terrifying last resort in a final attempt to save a life. Few procedures were possible. Superficial surgery, amputation, removal of fungus from cancers, and "cutting for the stone" (the extraction of bladder stones) were truly the only areas where surgeons could operate. The interior […]

Pain, according to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated (or similar to that associated) with actual or potential tissue damage. However, not all pain experiences have a physical origin; pain has other dimensions or components that play a fundamental role in how pain is […]

In Spain there is no specific regulation regarding the roles and responsibilities of nursing in the field of Anesthesiology, and the lack of regulation makes it difficult to conceptualize these advanced practice nursing (APN) roles in the same way as in other countries, which is why, at present, they are framed in a paradigm of […]

Anesthesiology today is very different from 40 years ago, as is the nursing profession, but the organizational model has not changed much since then. New fronts have opened up in the work of anesthesiologists: the universalization of major outpatient surgery programs, the pre-anesthetic assessment of all patients, the Acute Pain Units (inpatient care of postoperative […]

For years there has been a belief that newborns perceive pain less and tolerate it better due to their biological immaturity. It was also thought that the inability of infants to verbalize their feelings and express their pain was synonymous with an inability to experience and remember it. To this must be added that in […]