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Acupuncture in the relief of respiratory arrest
A Davies1, J Janse, G W Reynolds
1Department of Physiology and Anatomy, Massey University, Palmerston North.
Abstract:
The claim the acupuncture point Jen Chung can be use to stimulate respiration was tested in live anaesthetised sheep, to determine if acupuncture was more effective than a more general nociceptive stimulus in reversing respiratory arrest. Needling this point proved significantly more effective (P<0.05) than needling the tibial nerve in stimulating breathing after respiratory arrest due to halothane. This technique may provide a useful method of reversing respiratory arrest under clinical conditions.
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