KellyBracket
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One of the surprising results I found when I interviewed medics about prehospital analgesia was the belief that it would be helpful to add a benzo to whatever opiod you are giving. (link to study at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22971168
The medics offered various reasons, mostly having to do with either treating anxiety, or trying to reduce the dose of opiod. The funny thing is, this approach is not taught in the ED, unless we are explicitly trying to sedate the patient, e.g. for a procedure. I have no idea where people learned this belief.
Nonetheless, some interesting new research was recently published on the effectiveness of this approach, and I was preparing a blog about it. I wanted to see if people felt strongly about this issue, and, if they believe it, where they learned it.
Thanks!
The medics offered various reasons, mostly having to do with either treating anxiety, or trying to reduce the dose of opiod. The funny thing is, this approach is not taught in the ED, unless we are explicitly trying to sedate the patient, e.g. for a procedure. I have no idea where people learned this belief.
Nonetheless, some interesting new research was recently published on the effectiveness of this approach, and I was preparing a blog about it. I wanted to see if people felt strongly about this issue, and, if they believe it, where they learned it.
Thanks!