Thanks for that. I had no idea scopolamine has so many uses. Wiki lists it as an anti-sialogogue, pupil dilator, anti-emetic (most common use), anti-nausea drug and analgesic, among others.
I should also mention that Terminal Congestion can also be silenced by changing the patient's position slightly. Any decent hospice nurse is well-versed in the technique of positioning a pillow under one of the patient's shoulders in such a way that the "death rattle" sound stops. (another piece of evidence against the "lungs filling with fluid" hypothesis).
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