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Mon Aug 16 02:11:40 BST 2004

Demerol (Pethidine):   A strong emetic with variable analgesic properties.

John

Dr J Holmes
Director Emergency Medicine
Mater Hospitals, Brisbane

>From: Jason Cabral <big_medic6 at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Trauma & Critical Care mailing list <trauma-list at trauma.org>
>To: Trauma & Critical Care mailing list <trauma-list at trauma.org>
>Subject: RE: Head injury/TBI and pain relief
>Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:19:50 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hospitals in my area are still giving demerol, I know that much.  All we 
>have on the ambulances up here is morphine and valium.  We're going to 
>versed soon supposedly, but we'll see how long that actually takes.
>
>Jason Cabral
>EMT-P
>
>IMVCV at aol.com wrote:
>We're using a lot of Fentanyl/Versed. Demerol isn't even in our formulary 
>anymore.
>
>V Black
>Trauma Coordinator
>Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND
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