Iatrogenic cardiopulmonary arrest during pediatric sedation with meperidine, promethazine, and chlorpromazine

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 351-353

  Brown, E T ^a   Corbett, S W ^a   Green, S M ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Conscious sedation; DPT; MPC; Overdose

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; RESUSCITATION; SEDATION;

CHLORPROMAZINE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEPERIDINE; OVERDOSE; PROMETHAZINE;

EID: 0034767976     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200110000-00008     Document Type: Article

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