Effectiveness of prehospital morphine, fentanyl, and methoxyflurane in pediatric patients

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 158-165

  Bendall, Jason C ^a   Simpson, Paul M ^a   Middleton, Paul M ^a  

^a Greater Sydney Area Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Ambulance Service New South Wales Rescue Helicopter Base Bankstown Airport   (Australia)

Author keywords

analgesia; fentanyl; methoxyflurane; morphine; prehospital

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHOXYFLURANE; MORPHINE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NARCOTICS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79952269527     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2010.541980     Document Type: Article

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