RT Book, Section
A1 Tallman, Crystal Ives
A1 Tallman, Joel
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159809063
T1 Nasal Medication Administration
T2 Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861925
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159809063
RD 2024/09/19
AB The  rapid  administration  of  lifesaving  medications  in  situations  of  overdose  or  epilepsy  is  of  indisputable  importance  in  the  prehospital  and  Emergency  Department  (ED)  settings.  Decreasing  the  time  to  analgesia  for  children  and  adults  with  painful  conditions  is  a  clear  priority  and  the  intranasal  administration  of  medications  is  ideal.  It  is  an  important  tool  for  the  Emergency  Physician  to  have  in  their  armamentarium.  The  intranasal  administration  of  medications  for  anxiolysis  in  children  and  adults  may  limit  the  need  for  painful  intravenous  (IV)  line  insertion  or  intramuscular  (IM)  administration.  The  old  method  of  dripping  the  medication  from  a  syringe  was  not  effective.  Most  of  the  medication  ran  into  the  nasopharynx,  was  swallowed,  and  resulted  in  erratic  absorption.  Atomizers  are  now  inexpensive,  single  use,  and  available  in  many  EDs.