Snifning
Snifning (Latin insufflatio), udtrykket bruges i forbindelse med inhalering af forskellige produkter gennem næsen, blandt andet medicin, narkotika og organiske opløsningsmidler.
Anvendelser
Medicin
Mod høfeber anvendes eksempelvis inhalatorer til indblæsning af forstøvet medicin i næsen.
Narkotika (misbrug)
Kokain i pulverform inhaleres via et rør gennem næsen.
Opløsningsmidler (misbrug)
Indånding af dampe fra organiske opløsningsmidler, for at opnå beruselse. Eksempelvis anvendes benzin, fortynder, hårlak og lightergas.
Ekstern henvisning
- Sundhedsstyrelsen, snifning Arkiveret 11. september 2005 hos Wayback Machine
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Yazmin Garcia, a native of Chicago, administers the annual intranasal flu vaccine to U.S. Army 1st Lt. James Quillen, country logistics officer, a native of Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 16. The Expeditionary Medical Facility here has established a designated influenza team to educate camp personnel about the effects of the influenza virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest the best way to prevent seasonal flu is to receive a vaccination each fall and practice good health habits.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Yazmin Garcia, a native of Chicago, administers the annual intranasal flu vaccine to U.S. Army 1st Lt. James Quillen, country logistics officer, a native of Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 16. The Expeditionary Medical Facility here has established a designated influenza team to educate camp personnel about the effects of the influenza virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest the best way to prevent seasonal flu is to receive a vaccination each fall and practice good health habits.