Tagged ‘Pain Control’

Journal Review

Opiates in Extremity Injuries

Filed Under: Tags: , , January 18th, 2018 Leave a Comment

Since 2000, there have been over 500,000 opioid related overdose deaths in the US. (Burke 2016).  Despite the epidemic of opioid deaths, these drugs continue to be used as first line agents for treatment of moderate to severe pain in Emergency Departments (EDs).
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Journal Review

Parenteral Ketorlac Dosing

Filed Under: Tags: , February 9th, 2017 Leave a Comment

Thanks to Salim Rezaie for guest editing this post which is cross-posted on REBEL EM.

Ketorolac is a commonly used parenteral analgesic in the Emergency Department (ED) for a variety of indications ranging from musculoskeletal injuries to renal colic.
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