ABSTRACT
The anesthesiologist’s job was to deliver drugs to Jeanette to create a recoverable state of unconsciousness. More precisely, his job was to remove sensation. If the dosage of the administered anesthetic is too high, it will produce cardiac arrest. Even if it does not kill the patient, too high a dose can produce unpleasant, sometimes serious, postoperative consequences for the patient. In addition, anesthesiologists speak of “the walk of shame,” when the anesthesiologist follows the gurney of a still anesthetized patient to post-op. So the anesthesiologist tries to administer drugs within a range because either over-or underdosing can be problematic. As Jeanette was about to experience, underdosing can result in terror, panic, and pain.
