I used haloperidol for the first time in a 12yo head injury who was shouting
the house down the other night-having waited a good 5 minutes it worked a
treat for 30 minutes then he was really calm GCS15.CT nad
markfnicol
PS I think the BNF advises against it in kids!
>From: Jel Coward <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Accident and Emergency Academic List <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Haloperidol in the agitated head injury
>Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 07:57:13 -0800
>
>Hi
>As most of you probably know, I am working in rural Canada now. I have
>twice come across the suggested use of haloperidol in the agitated head
>injured patient (once it was suggested as being more appropriate than
>analgesia in someone who also had a chest injury (?rib
>fracture/contusion) in the pre-hospital setting.
>
>I have to confess that this is new to me. The agitated head injured
>patient is, in my view, one of the most difficult pre-hospital care
>problems and I would be very interested to have new tools in my box for
>this
>
>I can see some advantages (anti-emetic) and disadvantages (possible
>lowering of seizure threshold)
>
>Is this commonly used in hospital in the UK (I don't think it is in the
>pre-hospital phase)?
>
>Thoughts?
>Cheers
>--
>Jel Coward
>The UK Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician and Command Physician
>course is
>9th-15th November 2003 at Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore, Scotland
>
>http://www.wildmedic.org
>http://www.wemsi.org
>
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> Anon Norwegian
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