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Someone is having you on. There is no shortage of suxamethonium, and I have
never heard of any plans to stop its manufacture.

Dr NJD Macartney
ICU, Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway, Enfield EN2 8JL UK

  -----Original Message-----
  From: trauma-list-admin@trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-admin@trauma.org]On
Behalf Of Camiile and Matt
  Sent: 05 February 2002 09:51
  To: trauma-list@trauma.org
  Subject: Replacing Sux

  Hi,
  I am a Remote Area Nurse in Australia (600km from our regional hospital
and 1500km to the nearest Level 1 facility) We have recently been advised
the Sux is no longer being produced as the demand for it has reduced due the
the major users prefering more long acting drugs. As a remote nurse I am
often working alone or with one other (not always a nurse or doctor) and
would prefer to use sux as it is short acting in case I can't get a tube in
as atleast teh patient should start breathing by themselves in a short time
rather than me having to bag teh patient whilst trying to do dozens of other
things at teh same time. My question is does anyone know if sux is
replacable by another drug with the same quick but short action that is
stable enough to manage travel out to the clinic in varying temperatures
over two days?
  Thanks Matt Mason
  Remote Area Nurse
  Amata Clinic
  Central Australia

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