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Opioids in Children and Adolescents

Opioids in Children and Adolescents

EMplify by EB Medicine

February 2, 202344m 33s

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In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the January 2023 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article on the Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the Emergency Department


DEA-X Waiver Repeal:


Opioids in Children and Adolescents: 


Introduction

  • Epidemiology and Statistics 


Medication safety at home


Escalation of pain meds at home


Naloxone prescriptions


Medications in children

  • Codeine
  • Tramadol
  • NSAIDs
  • Local anesthetics and nerve blocks
  • Intranasal meds: Ketamine and fentanyl


Opioids and sedation


Regional anesthesia


Chronic pain