Problem: Article: Ethyl chloride (Cryogesic) can sprayed onto skin right before a painful procedure. The liquid is sprayed onto your skin, which will then feel cold as it evaporates. Your skin will warm up within a few minutes. The spray is only effective as pain relief for as long as it takes your skin to warm up. This may be done immediately before a child receives a medical treatment that involves using a needle. It can be a good substitute for other topical anesthetics if the child is allergic to them. Do not apply the cooling spray more often or in greater amounts than recommended by the doctor. It can cause frostbite. Always read and follow the instructions on the packaging. Consult a doctor before applying it to a child or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Keep it out of your eyes, nose, mouth, and open wounds. If your doctor expects that you will need pain relief from a procedure you will be undergoing, you may be given an anesthetic to apply shortly before the procedure. Your doctor may ask you to cover the medication with a bandage while it is absorbed into your skin. Do not apply it to your nose, mouth, ears, eyes, genitals, or broken skin. Two frequently used types include: Tetracaine (Ametop Gel). This gel is smeared on the skin a half hour to 45 minutes before the procedure for which you need to be numbed. You can remove it right before the procedure. You will be numb for up to six hours. It may make your skin red where you applied it. Lidocaine and prilocaine(EMLA cream). You can apply this an hour before the procedure and then remove it right before the procedure. It will be effective for up to two hours. A side effect is that it may make your skin look white. If your doctor thinks that local, topical anesthetics might not be sufficient, he or she may suggest numbing larger areas of your body. This is commonly done for procedures which may go below the skin, childbirth, or surgeries. Possibilities include: A regional anaesthetic. Regional anesthetics do not put you to sleep, but they numb a larger area of your body than local anesthetics. You may receive these as local injections. When a woman receives epidural anesthesia during childbirth, this is a regional anesthetic which numbs the lower half of her body. General anesthesia. This is done for many surgical procedures. You may receive the anesthetic either as an intravenous medication or inhale it as a gas. Side effects can include: nausea, vomiting, dry or sore throat, chills, tiredness.
Summary: Ask your doctor about cooling sprays. Consult your doctor about topical creams. Discuss other types of anesthesia with your doctor.

Problem: Article: If you want to really seriously prank someone: wait until the owner of the doorbell closes the door to go back inside. Then, sneak back up to the door and ring the bell again even more obnoxiously this time! Remember: each time you re-ring a doorbell, you run a greater risk of getting caught. Don't take it too far. If you ding dong ditch one house more than two or three times, then the owners will begin to get frustrated. They might wait by the door to catch you they might even call the police! Do not be malicious. At some point, you are just being cruel by endlessly tormenting the same person or family. Remember that you're disturbing everyone in the house, not just your friend. Once you're satisfied with your ding dong ditch on the first house, move to a different street and locate your next target. Pick another friend or another person you know. Bike, walk, or drive to the next location and repeat your procedure. Have fun, but don't be careless! If you let your guard down, then you might get caught. Play until you've had your fun. Remember: the longer you stay out playing ding dong ditch, the more likely you are to get caught especially if you are repeatedly hitting houses in the same neighborhood. On one hand, it's easier to get from house to house if you stay within a single neighborhood or a few blocks. However, if you hop around and hit several different neighborhoods, you and your friends will be harder to track down. Remember that this game is all in good fun. Ding dong ditch can bring you and your friends together, but it also impacts the lives of the people whose doorbells you ring. Do not use this game to harass or target anyone. Have a good time, but don't get too carried away. If you take it too far, then you might damage friendships, get in trouble, get the police called on you, or worse. Depending on who catches you, you might choose to play it cool or to own up and apologize. Read the situation and know when to give yourself up. If you're standing on someone's porch and they open the door before you can get away: just pretend that you are visiting them, or that you are coming to ask about something. Pretend that you are distributing fliers, or delivering a gift, or coming to borrow some sugar. If you get caught in the act by your friend, your friend's parents, or a neighbor: play it cool if you can get away with it, but know when to own up to the prank. This is when you should apologize and say, "We were just trying to play a dumb prank. I'm sorry. It won't happen again." If you get caught by the police, it's usually best to just be honest. You might be able to get away with a cover-up lie but the officers have probably seen this before, and there's a chance that they'll see through your story. If you are sincere and show that you've learned something from the experience, then they'll usually let you go with just a warning.
Summary: Ring the same doorbell again for effect. Choose more houses to prank. Don't take it too far. Make a plan for if you get caught.

Problem: Article: The most effective way to conceal the scent of alcohol is to eat equally stinky foods. Try eating foods with garlic and onion for breakfast. Some ideas include: Breakfast omelette Savory breakfast scones Savory crepes Another stinky consumable item that is effective at covering the smell of alcohol is coffee. Have a cup of coffee in the morning, and continue drinking coffee throughout the day. If you are sensitive to caffeine, switch to decaf. Be aware that coffee breath can be offensive too. Peanut butter is also effective at concealing alcohol breath. Consider packing a peanut buttery treat in your lunch for the day. Some ideas include: Ants on a log Peanut butter and jelly sandwich Noodles with peanut sauce Drinking plenty of water is the best way to flush out your system and eradicate (rather than just cover) the scent of alcohol. Aim to drink half of your body weight in ounces. For example, if you weigh 150 pounds (68kg), try to drink 75 fluid ounces (2.2l). Good news: water is also the best cure for a hangover. As your body metabolizes alcohol, the scent can reappear on your breath. Help to keep it at bay by regularly chewing gum or using breath mints throughout your day.
Summary:
Eat foods with garlic and onion. Drink coffee. Have peanut butter for lunch. Stay hydrated. Chew gum throughout the day.