https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/ff397ac3-810e-48e0-a1c6-1f98eeb44f2b Hey everyone, it's Dennis from the Prolonged Field Care Podcast. In this episode, Doug and I discuss sedation in PFC (Prolonged Field Care). We begin by rehashing our previous episode on analgesia priorities, emphasizing the importance of keeping the patient alive, maintaining adequate physiology, and relieving pain. Moving on, we delve into the fourth and fifth priorities: maintaining safety and providing amnesia during painful procedures. We share a scenario from our deployment where sedation was necessary due to facial trauma. Doug explains his decision process for determining if a patient needs sedation beyond analgesia, considering airway control, operational safety, and comfort. We touch on the importance of using sedatives that provide true sedation rather than relying solely on high doses of analgesics. We also discuss the use of sedation scales to assess and adjust sedation levels. Finally, we highlight the need for careful administration and monitoring of sedative drugs, considering their side effects and half-lives. Thanks for tuning in, and until next time, take care! Thank you to Delta Development Team for in part, sponsoring this podcast. deltadevteam.com For more content go to www.prolongedfieldcare.org Consider supporting us: patreon.com/ProlongedFieldCareCollective Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:17:50 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/ff397ac3-810e-48e0-a1c6-1f98eeb44f2b All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.