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Obtaining a RASS score is the first step in administering the Confusion Assessment Method in the ICU (CAM-ICU), [4] a tool to detect delirium in intensive care unit patients. The RASS is one of many sedation scales used in medicine. Other scales include the Ramsay scale, the Sedation-Agitation-Scale, and the COMFORT scale for pediatric patients.
Sedation scales are used in medical situations in conjunction with a medical history in assessing the applicable degree of sedation in patients in order to avoid under-sedation (the patient risks experiencing pain or distress) and over-sedation (the patient risks side effects such as suppression of breathing, which might lead to death).
The Epimed Monitor ICU Database®: a cloud-based national registry for adult intensive care unit patients in Brazil. Zampieri FG, Soares M, Borges LP, Salluh JIF, Ranzani OT.Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2017 Oct-Dec;29(4):418-426. doi: 10.5935/0103-507X.20170062. Epub 2017 Nov 30. New perspectives to improve critical care benchmarking.
Patient and doctor describing state of consciousness similar to "twilight anesthesia" Twilight anesthesia is an anesthetic technique where a mild dose of sedation is applied to induce anxiolysis (anxiety relief), hypnosis, and anterograde amnesia (inability to form new memories). The patient is not unconscious, but sedated.
Transcutaneous pacing may be uncomfortable for the patient. [citation needed] Sedation should therefore be considered. Before pacing the patient in a prehospital setting sedation is recommended by administering an analgesic or an anxiolytic. [by whom?] Prolonged transcutaneous pacing may cause burns on the skin. According to the Zoll M Series ...
The National Association of EMS Officials recommends this protocol when a patient's core temperature is above 104 degrees Fahrenheit. The patient should remain in the ice bath until their body ...
Jennifer Grey looked back on how a sex scene with Patrick Swayze — that was ultimately cut from 1984’s Red Dawn — was derailed by him being drunk, and her "smoking a lot of weed" at the time ...
A drug holiday (sometimes also called a drug vacation, medication vacation, structured treatment interruption, tolerance break, treatment break or strategic treatment interruption) is when a patient stops taking a medication(s) for a period of time; anywhere from a few days to many months or even years if the doctor or medical provider feels it is best for the patient.