Sedation
Objectives:
- Know indications and medication options for procedural sedation
- Know common adverse events and how to respond
Resources:
Consider filling out this Worksheet as you read and learn! Kate Wynne has the completed answer sheet, feel free to email her for a copy. A great time to do this is on PICU prep.
The ER curriculum also has some great reading here
The Procedure Videos resource has a couple videos you can watch including this one about procedural sedation and this one about managing procedural anxiety
As you might imagine, UpToDate has a nice overview article and one on medication selection
Lastly, be sure to check out these AAP Pediatric Sedation Guidelines