Talk:Nitrous oxide (medication)

message: For a September 2004 deletion debate over this page see Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Entonox
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Note that "Entonox" is a trademark of BOC Gases.
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Could someone paragraph this? It's very wordy.
:At the time you wrote that comment, it was paragraphed - I see no problems. Please remember to sign your comments by typing ~~~~, which Wikipedia automatically translates into a signature and timestamp. TheIslander 22:09, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
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message: Please note that I have moved this page to Nitrous oxide 50%-oxygen 50%, which is a better description (albeit wordier) but allows for more international scope to the article, especially given that Entonox is a registered trademark of British Oxygen Company, and it is known as Nitronox is places such as the US. OwainDavies (about)(talk) edited at 21:20, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Per many reasons (not least your incorrect method of 'moving' the page, i.e. a cut-copy move), this is a bad idea. Firstly, the title to which you moved this article is, I'm sorry, appalling. No one would search for this article using the term 'Nitrous oxide 50%-oxygen 50%'. Entonox, Oxynox and Nitronox are the only names by which it is known, and thus one of them must be used. It makes sense to use the term that has been used up until now, in a similar vain to WP:ENGVAR, with the others as redirects. There is no particular need to change the article name, and certainly not to something as unwieldy as that; we simply need to ensure that good redirects are created. TalkIslander 23:04, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I appreciate that the title is unwieldy, but is taken verbatim from one of the sources (JRCALC UK ambulance service guidelines).  Some training packs i've seem do refer to it as nitrous/oxygen 50:50 mix, rather than one of the trade names so i don't accept that only they are acceptable.  Trade names for generic products do not make good article titles (entonox, for instance, is only available to those who are customers of BOC) and as you said, i have taken care to ensure that the redirects are in place to ensure people find the correct page.  I firmly believe that a page name change is required, to maintain NPOV and took the initiative as per WP:BOLD, given that this article has seen precious little activity or interest from other users in the recent past.  I appreciate that there was some copy and paste involved, but as it was a substantial rewrite, and there is not a great deal of salient history in the Entonox page, i took the decision not to port the page, although i'm happy to do it the other way if you'd rather. OwainDavies (about)(talk) edited at 11:45, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps a merge with Nitrous oxide might be more appropriate? - Pontificalibus (talk) 13:04, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I see your point, but i think this particular topic has notability of its own given its widespread use, and there is enough detail to warrant its own topic.  Inside the nitrous oxide master topic i think some important detail would be lost. OwainDavies (about)(talk) edited at 13:24, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, I'll accept your reasoning to move it away from Entonox. However, I still strongly feel that "Nitrous oxide 50%-oxygen 50%" is an unwieldy and poor title choice. What else could we use? What about, for example, Gas and air, the popular colloquial term? Not that I'm saying that that is the best choice, just looking for a good alternative. Your suggested title would be kinda like moving Plaster, a registered trademark, to 'non-fluffy adhesive sterile dressing', a term which I have seen used in a few training materials, and which amuses me to this day :P. The Plaster article actually exists at Adhesive bandage, a good term - let's see if we can find the 'Adhesive bandage' for Entonox. Suggestions? TalkIslander 15:59, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Looking at Inhalational anaesthetic and Nitrous oxide#In_medicine I would have to say Nitrous oxide in anesthesia would be the most appropriate name. I think getting fixated on the 50/50 mix isn't necessary - most people will be searching for nitrous oxide, as that is the 'active ingredient'. The fact that paracetamol tablets always contain microcrystalline cellulose doesn't mean we should call the article paracetamol,microcrystalline cellulose-mixed in a tablet.--Pontificalibus (talk) 16:10, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
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message: The section titled Administration seems currently only about self-administered use of the. Should it also include some discussion of how it is administered by medical personnel? Or does "administration" only mean self-administered in medical parlance? Pete unseth (talk) 20:23, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
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