The effectiveness and adverse events of morphine versus fentanyl on a physician-staffed helicopter

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-75

  Smith, Michael D ^a   Wang, Yang ^a   Cudnik, Michael ^b   Smith, Dawn A ^c   Pakiela, John ^d   Emerman, Charles L ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Bioethics ^*  (United States)

^d AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse; analgesia; analgesics; efficacy; fentanyl; helicopter; morphine; prehospital; reactions

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; TIME; VITAL SIGN; VOMITING;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MORPHINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRURITUS; VOMITING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84864016461     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.05.018     Document Type: Article

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