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Mon Aug 23 16:37:03 BST 2010

Dear Dr Ante,
Isn't there is FDA warning against using Sux in children?
Best Wishes,
Tanmoy Das

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Ante Ćorić <ante.coric85 at gmail.com> wrote:

> There is: Roc 1mg/kg iv. has same speed of action as sux. But maybe sux
> shouldn't be so widely spread in usage, as routine drug to be pushed in
> RSI,
> especially by non anaesthetists (MDs not mid levels that is). Most of RSI
> can be done w/o relaxans at all. Sux is should always be present if you
> admit kids.
>
> just my 2 cents
>
> Ante
>
> 2010/8/23 T. Al West <talwest at mac.com>
>
> > Hello fellow trauma-listers:
> >
> > As you may know, there is a national shortage of succinylcholine. I don't
> > know how many hospitals have gotten caught with their pants down by not
> > stockpiling, but I know mine certainly has--less than 20 doses remain in
> the
> > hospital. I agree with our anesthesiologists that we really can't
> function
> > effectively as a trauma center without this medication.
> >
> > Is this position valid? Is there any reasonable alternative to "sux" for
> > rapid sequence intubation, from a safety/efficacy standpoint in a trauma
> > situation?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your comments.
> >
> > T. Al West, MD, FACS
> > Medical Director, Trauma Services
> > The Medical Center of Plano
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