Safety of intranasal fentanyl in the out-of-hospital setting: A prospective observational study

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 699-703

  Karlsen, Anders P H ^a   Pedersen, Danny M B ^b   Trautner, Sven ^b   Dahl, Jørgen B ^a   Hansen, Morten S ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b Falck Danmark A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; VERTIGO; ACUTE PAIN; AGED; DOSE RESPONSE; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE PAIN; ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901193249     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.10.025     Document Type: Article

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