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Thu Jun 15 22:14:22 BST 2006

That overgrown pea whistle... (a great description)is the Penthrane
whistle. It is a delivery device for 3mls of methoxyflurane which is
poured onto the absorbing membrane within the casing of the whistle. It
is quite effective particularly with paediatrics who are not too keen on
an invasive procedure. Many of our clinicians use it initally prior to
cannulation and administration of narcotic analgesia. Moreover,
intranasal Fentanyl has provided a good level of analgesia in the same
group. 
Regards
Paul Stewart
Paramedic
ASNSW  

-----Original Message-----
From: Jedidiah Peterson [mailto:jedpeterson at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, 15 June 2006 11:24 AM
To: Trauma &amp, Critical Care mailing list
Subject: Re: Protocols

So this question has been rattling around for a few years in my head,
and since we are speaking af Aussie Analgesia...

A few years ago, the US reality show "Survivor" was filming down under.
A contestant had some sort of pre-syncopal event and pitched hands first
into the fire pit. When the flight crew arrived they gave him something
that looked like an overgrown pea-whistle, it was green, and they told
him to "breathe through it mate" or something very aussie, implying it
would lessen his pain.

Whatever it was seemed to work.

What was it? Why don't we have it in the States?

jed peterson rn

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