Prehospital analgesia in New South Wales, Australia

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 422-426

  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; opiate; paramedic; prehospital

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; METHOXYFLURANE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84864531028     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X12000180     Document Type: Article

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