Blond girl blowing on LIVOPAN bear's arm. Only to be used for LIVOPAN paediatrics. Campaign idea: Connects to breathing – in and out. The visuals show people inhaling and exhaling to capture the idea that pain relief is just a few breaths away.

Medicinal Nitrous Oxide & Oxygen Mixture

A ready-made gas mixture consisting of 50% nitrous oxide and 50% oxygen is used as treatment or prevention in short-term, acute pain (known as procedural pain).

A common use is in painful treatments of children. Examples of treatments where it can be used are suturing, lumbar puncture, injection, wound debridement, painful application of dressings and for children who are afraid of needles.

There are several benefits:

  • Short onset time

  • Non-invasive – i.e. no needles or anything else that can hurt

  • Quickly eliminated

  • Rapidly fading effect

  • Few and mild side-effects

  • The child can eat immediately after the procedure

  • The child can go home after about 30 minutes