Sedation (anaesthesia)

About this activity

This session outlines the practical issues involved with sedating patients including the methods, equipment required and safety issues. Objectives By the end of this session you will be able to: • Recognize when sedation is appropriate • Distinguish between anxiolysis, sedation and analgesia and describe the methods employed to address each one • Explain how to perform safe conscious sedation • Identify the problems that can arise from over-sedating patients, and how to treat them • List the monitoring requirements needed to sedate patients safely