Procedural sedation in the Emergency Department


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Feb 24 2025 39 mins  

Did you know that about 10% of the population avoid seeking medical care due to fear associated with medical procedures?


Early healthcare experiences shape future responses and poorly managed procedural distress can have long-term negative effects.


When a procedure is anticipated to be particularly painful or distressing, we may need consider the use of procedural sedation.


But which sedation is the best? when should we use it? and what do we need to consider?


To help answer these questions and talk more about procedural sedation in the Emergency setting we are lucky to be joined by Amanda Stock and Melanie Turner.


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