noelle
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DO WE GIVE SEDATIVES IN PT. OF HEAD INJURY :?:
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| lucky
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:? why should we give sedatives?
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| drvic
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never to be used before initial assessment. that would be something like prescribing a painkiller to a patient with acute appendicitis and sending him home on that! :lol:
since it will interfere with glasgow coma scoring and assessment of sensorium, it is to be used only in special circumstances like -
if the patient is intubated but struggling against the ventilator or thrashing about a bit, one may consider using short acting sedatives like Midazolam, as an infusion, 2mcg/kg/min.
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