POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE : Total 2010 Census Population for HOLLY SPRINGS, NC: 24,661: 100.0%: Under 5 years: 2,507: 10.2%: 5 to 9 years: 2,769: 11.2%: 10 to 14 years: 2,335: 9.5%: 15 to 19 years: 1,473: 6.0%: 20 to 24 years: 654: 2.7%: 25 to 29 years: 1,296: 5.3%: 30 to 34 years: 2,296: 9.3%: 35 to 39 years: 2,799: 11.3%: 40 to 44 years: 2,463: 10.0%: 45 to 49 years: 1,818: 7.4%: 50 to 54 years: 1,313: 5.3%
General anesthesia is the induction of a balanced state of unconsciousness, accompanied by the absence of pain sensation and the paralysis of skeletal muscle over the entire body.
General Considerations. General anesthesia (GA) is the state produced when a patient receives medications for amnesia, analgesia, muscle paralysis, and sedation. An anesthetized patient can be thought of as being in a controlled, reversible state of unconsciousness.