TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Procedural Sedation and Analgesia (Conscious Sedation) A1 - Afarian, Hagop M. A2 - Reichman, Eric F. PY - 2018 T2 - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e AB - Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) techniques are an essential skill for any Emergency Physician. The daily practice of Emergency Medicine employs painful and anxiety-provoking measures to perform diagnostic testing or therapeutic interventions. PSA is a skill that may require a credentialing process at some institutions. It probably has evoked a written procedural guide in most hospitals and Emergency Departments, with or without the input from a hospital-wide PSA committee or the Department of Anesthesiology. PSA certification may require annual competency assessments in the form of a written examination or practical scenarios. PSA is a technique that probably receives a great deal of attention from the continuous quality improvement committee because of The Joint Commission’s directive. It is a skill that, with proper training and well-designed application principles, will provide the patient and their families with a sense of compassion and caring for their physical and emotional distress.1,2 PSA is a skill that may result in horrific outcomes when performed without anticipation of complications, appropriate training, knowledge, and risk-benefit analysis.3 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159806049 ER -