Effectiveness of morphine, fentanyl, and methoxyflurane in the prehospital setting

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 439-447

  Middleton, Paul M ^a   Simpson, Paul M ^a   Sinclair, Gary ^a   Dobbins, Timothy A ^b   Math, B ^c   Bendall, Jason C ^a  

^a New South Wales Ambulance   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Analgesia; Fentanyl; Methoxyflurane; Morphine; Pain; Prehospital

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHOXYFLURANE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHOXYFLURANE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956358837     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2010.497896     Document Type: Article

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