Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in Trauma Patients in an Out-of-Hospital Emergency Setting: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study.

Background: The quality of procedural analgesia and sedation among trauma patients has not been studied much in the prehospital setting. The main objective of this study was to characterize the quality of procedural analgesia sedation practices in prehospital settings in trauma patients.

Methods: This was an open-label observational prospective multicenter study (January 01, 2012-December 31, 2013).

Serum sodium abnormalities during nonexertional heatstroke: incidence and prognostic values.

Background: Although heatstroke is often associated with dehydration, the clinical significance of serum sodium abnormalities in patients with heat-related illness during heat wave has been poorly documented.

Method: We evaluated 1263 patients (age, 82±15 years; body temperature, 40.1°C+1.