pain relief

what 3 options of pain relief do we have?
- Entonox
- paracetamol
- ibuprofen
what is entonox and what are it's properties?
- analgesic gas
- 50% nitrous oxide
- 50% oxygen
what are the advantages of entanox?
- rapid pain relief
- minimal side effects
- no cardiac or respiratory depression
- effects rapidly reversed
- 50% o2 is valuable in many medical or trauma conditions
when can entanox be used and 4 examples of when it's use is beneficial?
- any patient in pain and there are no contra indications
- fractures
- sprains/ strains/ dislocations
- chest pain
- child birth
what temperature does the o2 and nitrous oxide start to sperate in entanox

-6 degrees
how should the cylinder be stored before use? and what happens if this is not practical?
- horizontally for 24 hours
- 10 degrees or above
- temp 10 degrees or above for at least 2 hours
- placed in warm water for 5 minutes- then completely inverted 3 times
should entanox be documented?
- yes on PRF
- let hospital staff know patient has use it
what are the presentations of paracetamol and ibuprofen?
- para 120mg in 5ml
- para 250mg in 5ml
- para 16 x 500mg tablets
- ibuprofen 16 x 200mg
what are the indications of use for paracetamol?

relief of mild to moderate pain and/or high temperature
what are the indications for use for ibuprofen?
- relief mild to moderate pain
- soft tissue injuries
what are the actions for the 3 drugs?
- analgesic (pain relieving)
- antipyretic (temperature reducing)
- anti-inflammatory (ibuprofen)

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pain relief

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pain relief

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2019-02-20T19:49:56Z

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