Adverse events following emergent prehospital sedation of patients with behavioral emergencies: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients presenting to emergency medical services (EMS) with behavioral emergencies may require emergent sedation to facilitate care, but concerns about sedation-related adverse events (AEs) exist. This study aimed to describe the frequency of AEs following emergent prehospital sedation with three types of sedative agents: ketamine, benzodiazepines and antipsychotics.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included patients ≥ 15 years who presented to 1031U.S. EMS agencies in calendar year 2019 with behavioral emergencies necessitating emergent prehospital sedation. Serious AEs (SAE) included cardiac arrest, invasive airway placement, and severe oxygen desaturation (<75%). Less-serious AEs included positive pressure ventilation, any oxygen desaturation (<90%), or

SUBMITTER: Brown LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9904026 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature