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Procedural sedation and its place in paediatric emergency medicine | Online Medical Assistant Training Programs
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Procedural sedation is an integral part of emergency medicine (EM) practice in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. These countries have produced a large, robust literature supporting the safe and efficacious use of ketamine, propofol and other ED sedation agents for managing procedural pain and anxiety.1–3 In the UK and Ireland, EM and paediatri…
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The video demonstrates the deep sedation of a pediatric patient with ketamine in order to repair a large lip laceration.
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