local anesthetic

Welcome to English as a Second Language podcast number 1,243 – Getting an Anesthetic.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,243. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is about going to a hospital and getting a special kind of drug so that you don’t feel any pain. I want that. Let’s get started.

Nurse: I’m here to prep you for your procedure. Did the doctor already talk to you about the general anesthetic you’ll be getting?

Bruce: I don’t need a general anesthetic. I want to be conscious during the procedure.

Nurse: You’ll