What exactly is laughing gas?

Question

This is something a doctor will give to a women when giving birth, what is it called?

Answer 1

Nitrous oxide, few deep breaths and you'll know why they call it laughing gas. However women giving birth tend to swear a lot and shout, I can only assume they are given something else.......Lol!

Answer 2

It is Nitrous oxide. This gas is for people, who shouldn't get strong anaesthesia. It decreases the pain, but it is often used for people who are afraid of injection. Actually, no anaesthesia art is good for health and every chemical given to the body is a risk for health, but pain is a problematic thing. Sometimes, anaesthesia becomes necessary, because high pain can cause shockes or blackout.
Laughing gas is used often by the dentists because of injection phobia.

Here you can find a lot more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_gas

Bye!

Answer 3

Laughing gas is known as nitrous oxide- nitrogen combined with oxygen.

Medicinally, it is used as a pain killer or an anesthetic. When inhaled, it induces a feeling of euphoria, which is why it's called laughing gas.

It is also used in cars as an oxidizing agent, commonly called "nitrous", or NOS, to improve performance in internal combustion engines.

Answer 4

Laughing gas-The popular name for nitrous oxide, used for inhalation anesthesia.

Answer 5

gas and air its a mixture of, i had it when giving birth but it got me so high i cant think what it was called!!

didnt make me laugh though!

is it nitrogen and oxygen? i cant remember

Answer 6

gas that makes you laugh....

Answer 7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_oxide