title: Prehospital pharmacology: nitrous oxide.
abstract: Nitrous oxide is a potent inhalational anesthetic/analgesic that is safe and effective for out-of-hospital use. It is a regulated drug that must be purchased and prescribed by a physician. Thus, its use will be limited to those EMS systems where it is allowed by local, regional or state formulary and approved by the system medical director.
authors.affiliation: Division of EMS, Operational Public Health and Disaster Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jaslow
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lemecha
mesh_terms: D000075202:Contraindications; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010600:Pharmacology; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D009609:Nitrous Oxide