PEDIATRIC PROCEDURAL SEDATION

Course overview

PEDIATRIC PROCEDURAL SEDATION REFERS TO TECHNIQUES AND MEDICATIONS USED TO MINIMIZE ANXIETY AND PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH UNPLEASANT PROCEDURES. IT IS PERFORMED WHEN PAINFUL OR UNCOMFORTABLE PROCEDURES ARE UNAVOIDABLE AND INCORPORATES PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND PHARMACOLOGIC INTERVENTIONS TO MINIMIZE PAIN. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES PEDIATRIC PROCEDURAL SEDATION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM THAT MANAGES PEDIATRIC PATIENTS THAT UNDERGO PROCEDURAL SEDATION.