An integral component of rapid sequence intubation (RSI) is administration of an induction agent to induce unconsciousness before the onset of paralysis. One such agent, midazolam, is used in the ...
Nearly half of the children receiving intranasal midazolam for laceration repair in the emergency department (ED) exhibited extreme procedural anxiety. Younger age, reduced sociability, and extremity ...
LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- In Long Beach, the police and fire departments have been teaming up with the disaster and communications department when trying to help people who are in a behavioral ...
Status Epilepticus is a type of epilepsy which is characterized by seizures followed by one after the other, without the recovery of consciousness. Patients who experience seizures outside the ...
The logical response to Clayton Lockett's bloody, pain-filled, unconstitutional execution in Oklahoma eight months ago would be to prevent such torture from happening again. But Oklahoma has another ...
AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 1, 2022) – A common drug that makes patients sleepy and less anxious before surgery is associated with an increased risk of heart damage when operations are performed at night, ...
LONG BEACH (CBSLA) - A pilot program in Long Beach is teaching first responders how to recognize a person experiencing "agitated delirium," and then having a trained paramedic administer a sedative to ...