Happy September everyone!

As the days get shorter and pumpkin spice infiltrates every part of our lives, we decided to talk about the closest thing we get to do in the ED to be master bakers and chefs: procedural sedation. A cup of propofol, a dollop of ketamine and a pinch of fentanyl all added to a heavy base of pre-procedure safety checklists is the perfect receipt for a happy, sleepy patient who will never remember the awful things we discussed regarding abscesses over the summer. Sedations are fun if done well. Done poorly, they're like pumpkin-spiced Spam (real product, can't make this stuff up).

So we're starting from the beginning with the why, the who and the how on procedural sedation in the ED.

The AZEMCast Team