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If a patient is being given "general anesthesia," what are they being administered?

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Correct Incorrect General anesthesia blocks pain across the entire body for major procedures, unlike local anesthesia, which numbs only a specific area and does not cause loss of consciousness, as general anesthesia does.

If a patient is being given "general anesthesia," what are they being administered?

• Anesthesia that's contained to one area of the body
• Anesthesia that blocks pain throughout the body
• An unexplained feeling of fuzziness or numbness in the body
• The basic information each doctor gives to patients prior to administration of anesthesia