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==Background==
===Definition===
As defined by ACEP: Procedural sdeation is a technique of administering sedatives or dissociative agents with or without analgesics to induce a state that allows the patient to tolerate unpleasant procedures while maintaining cardiorespiratory function. <ref name="ACEP">ACEP Clinical Policy: Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the Emergency Department [http://www.acep.org/workarea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=93816 full text]</ref>

==Sedation Levels==
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==Checklist<ref>http://emcrit.org/wp-content/uploads/Sedation_Checklist-8-1-10.pdf</ref>==
*Consent in chart
*PIV w/ fluids attached
*ETCO2 and NC
*Airway preparation
**Suction with yankaeur attached
**BVM attached to wall oxygen
**Oral/nasal airway
**Mac/miller blade
**ETT with stylet placed and 10 cc syringe
*Meds at bedside
**Sedation Meds
**Narcan 0.4 mg if opioid being used, not drawn up
**Epinephrine, cardiac syringe (1:10,000) unopened and 10 cc NS Flush with needle
**Glycopyrollate, 1 vial; not drawn up

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==Side Effects==
*Desaturation
**Stimulate
***Try pressure behind ear
**Jaw thrust
**Nasal airway
**BVM (just 10 breaths/min) count to 5 between breaths
**NIV
**LMA
**Intubation

==See Also==
*[[Sedation (Main)]]
*[[Intranasal Sedation]]
*[[Procedural Sedation (Peds)]]

==References==
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