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Tue Apr 18 12:03:52 BST 2006

If they do they are flirting with disaster. If their medical direction or
their protocols tell them to use this drug then some literature should be
read urgently. Midazolam is not a drug to be used in the field for RSI in
trauma patients, and especially in hypotensive ones.

Dr Paul M Middleton

RGN MBBS FRCS(Eng) DipIMCRCS(Ed) FFAEM FACEM

Emergency Medicine

Sydney

Australia

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They also use midazolam(midolam/dormicum) , don't they?

>From: "Eran Tal-or" <e_talor at rambam.health.gov.il>

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>Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:25:02 +0200

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>Depends on the training of the paramedics and the drugs that they are

>using.

>(In our EMS service the paramedic allowed to use Kettamine for

>intubations) I think the average is lower then 3 attempts. The

>capability of opening airway and getting a definitive airway, is one of

>the important thing that ALS bring to the field

> 

> 

>Eran Tal-Or M.D. M.H.A.

>Trauma Unit

>Rambam Mediacl Center

> 

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>|Subject: just BLS them....

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>|To our prehospital providers...

>|

>|

>|How Many Attempts Are Required to Accomplish Out-of-hospital

>|Endotracheal Intubation?

>|

>|Ac EM MEd april 2006

>|

>|probably grossly over rate 3rd attempt...

>|

>|joe

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