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Prehospital analgesia and sedation in paediatric patients

Publication at Second Faculty of Medicine |
2018

Abstract

Analgesia and sedation are the important part of prehospital emergency care. Analgosedation is different for each age group.

The paediatric patient requires another dosage of sadatives, the substances have different pharmacokinetics, doctors and paramedics often use alternative ways of administration and some drugs are contraindicated for children. This article presents the list of the medications and the appropriate combinations for different clinical situations for children.