TEN-360: Procedural Sedation Prelearning

Core Principles and Pharmacological Options

The workshop is suited to Medical, Nursing and Paramedic staff wishing to upskill in Procedural Sedation

Procedural Sedation describes the administration of drugs in a controlled setting to reduce pain and / or awareness. In the emergency department it is used for a wide variety of procedures including laceration repair, reduction and immobilisation of fractures or dislocations, incision and drainage procedures, wound exploration and removal of foreign bodies from the eye, ear, nose and skin. Procedural sedation is most often used in healthy adults and children (> 3 months) and those with mild well-controlled systemic disease (eg asthma).

The sedative agents most commonly used for procedural sedation are Midazolam +/- Fentanyl, Propofol, Ketamine and Ketofol. This course examines the indications, contraindications for procedural sedation, assessment, monitoring and after care of the patient undergoing procedural sedation and examine in detail the common drugs used for procedural sedation.

This course explores the following topics :

• 1. Parenteral Procedural Sedation : Core Principles

• 2. Intravenous Sedation using Midazolam / Fentanyl

• 3. Intravenous Sedation using Propofol

• 4. Parenteral Sedation using Ketamine

• 5. Intranasal Sedation using Midazolam, Fentanyl, Ketamine

Find out about the TEN-360 Program

This prelearning is part of the TEN-360 program. To find more about the TEN-360 take a look at the TEN-360 course page. 

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