Although the anaconda is a thicker, heavier snake, some pythons are the world's longest snakes. The reticulated python of Southeast Asia has an average length of up to 4 to 6 meters (13 to 21 feet), the largest measuring 9.7 meters (nearly 32 feet).
One of the most common drugs used in the labour ward is pethidine, a synthetic, addictive, narcotic drug that is similar to morphine. In Britain it is also known as meperidine, and in America it is known as Demerol.
The following is a brief discussion of various anesthetic techniques commonly utilized when performing surgery on the hand and wrist. 1  Local anesthesia. 2  Hematoma block. 3  Regional anesthesia (nerve) blocks. 4  General anesthesia is also utilized for many hand surgical procedures.