在手術過程中，清醒的患者難免對疼痛和手術進展感到焦慮擔憂。而此時，醫護人員暖心的“話語可卡因”可以讓他們感到安慰。

Doctors wrap burnt arm skin of a patient with sterilised tilapia fish skin at Dr. Jose Frota Institute in the northeastern costal city of Fortaleza, Brazil, April 25, 2017. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

Verbicaine refers to soothing words used to calm or distract a patient who is awake during a surgical procedure.
“話語可卡因”指的是在外科手術過程中，用來安撫病人或者讓病人轉移注意力的使人寬心的話語。

Many patients are anxious about anticipated procedural pain. Supportive verbal communication, including distraction and so-called “vocal local” or “verbicaine”, can play a role in reducing anxiety and pain.
很多病人對預期中的手術疼痛非常焦慮。支持性的言語溝通，包括讓病人轉移注意力的話語和所謂的“心語疏通”或“話語可卡因”在減輕病人的焦慮和疼痛方面起著重要作用。

The best tool providers have for pain control is “verbicaine” or a “vocal local,” good counseling, and calm reassurance throughout the procedure.
對疼痛控制最有效的人為工具就是“心語疏通”或“話語可卡因”，也就是在手術過程中對病人進行良好的疏導，讓病人感到平靜安慰。

（中國日報網英語點津 yaning）