Safety and effectiveness of fentanyl administration for prehospital pain management

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Kanowitz, Arthur ^a,e   Dunn, Thomas M ^a,b   Kanowitz, Elyse M ^c   Dunn, William W ^a,d   VanBuskirk, Kayleen ^c  

^a Pridemark Paramedic Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^c University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^d DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Fentanyl; Pain; Prehospital; Safety

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL CITRATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NEUROTOXICITY; PATIENT; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; COLORADO; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RESPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31544445245     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120500373264     Document Type: Article

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