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A survey of intranasal medication use in the paediatric emergency setting in England and Wales.

Abstract
For analgesia and sedation in the paediatric setting, intranasal medication is favourable for several reasons, in particular ease of administration and rapid onset of action. A survey was conducted of all Emergency Departments in England and Wales regarding their use of intranasal medication in children. Approximately 50% use intranasal medication, commonly intranasal diamorphine with sporadic use of other opiates. Intranasal midazolam is used for sedation but is less well tolerated than when administered orally. Intranasal diamorphine, however, is safe and effective in the management of pain in the paediatric emergency setting and its ease of administration makes it ideal for use in the already traumatised child.
AuthorsGraeme Hadley, Ian Maconochie, Abigail Jackson
JournalEmergency medicine journal : EMJ (Emerg Med J) Vol. 27 Issue 7 Pg. 553-4 (Jul 2010) ISSN: 1472-0213 [Electronic] England
PMID20522437 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives
  • Heroin
  • Midazolam
Topics
  • Administration, Intranasal (statistics & numerical data)
  • Child
  • Conscious Sedation (methods)
  • Drug Utilization Review
  • Emergency Service, Hospital (statistics & numerical data)
  • England
  • Health Surveys
  • Heroin (administration & dosage)
  • Humans
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives (administration & dosage)
  • Midazolam (administration & dosage)
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' (statistics & numerical data)
  • Wales

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