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Isopropyl Alcohol for Rapid Relief of Nausea

Sniffing a standard alcohol skin prep pad or swab works quickly and is well tolerated.

Hold the pad 1-2 cm from nose and inhale deeply several times. Relief may be almost instantaneous, with peak relief at 4 minutes and duration 10-15 minutes. This may avert need for other medications or can buy time for those medications to be administered and become effective.

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