Problem there is use of nitrous (esp in kids) can be seen primarily as sedative and not just analgesic - we consent all children for nitrous oxide and oral/nasal midaz in addition to obvious consent for parenteral midaz and ketamine
Ronan O'Sullivan
Fellow in Paediatric EM
Royal Children's Hospital
Melbourne
Accident and Emergency Academic List <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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< As one of the trusts 2 consultants that is supposed to oversee safe sedation
< throughout the trust_ I am afraid I take the pragmatic view that if sedation
< is a side effect of analgesia such as occurs with entonox then NO written
< consent.But for ketamine in kids and midazolam in adults then YES writen
< consent unless dominant arm injured and verbal consent then obtained as next
< best thing.
< Mark in MAcclesfield
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< >From: John Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
< >Reply-To: Accident and Emergency Academic List <[log in to unmask]>
< >To: [log in to unmask]
< >Subject: Consent for sedation
< >Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 23:59:45 -0000
< >
< >Do list members obtain written consent for procedures in the Emergency
< >Department, particularly conscious sedation ?
< >
< >John Ryan
<
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