Procedural Sedation

Published: Feb. 19, 2017, 10 a.m.

Procedural sedation is one of the core procedures in Emergency Medicine. You WILL see this during your clerkship Common Scenarios Cardioversion Orthopedic reductions Painful procedures Three Step Approach to Procedural Sedation Step 1: Risk stratify the patient Mallampati score (aka \u201cHow visible is the uvula?\u201d) Level 1: Can visualize THE WHOLE uvula Level 2: Can [\u2026]