Run Time: 5 minutes

Author: Dr. Donald Stader

Educational Pearls:

• Can be inhaled for relief from nausea – works for approximately 50% of people within 10 minutes.
• Administered by cupping the swab in the hands and inhaling through the nose and exhaling out of the mouth.
• Works through a process known as olfactory distraction, but it unknown how olfactory distraction actually works!

Link to Podcast:  http://medicalminute.madewithopinion.com/isopropyl-alcohol-for-nausea/

References:  http://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(15)01361-X/fulltext