Intravenous alcohol as an obstetrical analgesia

1.1. A series of 100 cases is presented in which intravenous alcohol was used alone and in combination with Demerol as an obstetrical analgesic.2.2. Seven and one-half per cent alcohol in 5 per cent glucose in distilled water combined with small amounts of Demerol is the method of choice.3.3. It would appear that this drug offers a safe and effective analgesic agent for both mother and child.4.4. Alcohol is of particular value in premature labors and cases of cardiac disease.5.5. Several disadvantages are pointed out.6.6. It would appear from trial and theory that the drug should be of much value in eclampsia.7.7. We feel that intravenous alcohol, as an analgesic agent, deserves a place in the armamentarium of drugs applicable to obstetrics.