Sedation

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This is when you are given medications to make you feel more relaxed and comfortable during a procedure. This is usually given into your vein (intravenously) but can sometimes be taken by mouth (oral) or breathed in through a face mask. You will be awake but sleepy, depending on how much sedation you are given. You should not work, look after children or others, drive, cook, operate machinery or make any important decisions for 24 hours after the procedure to allow time for the medications to leave your body.