Introduction of Penthrox to the defence medical services: early findings

Correspondence to Lt Col A Kumar, Defence Medical Services, Lichfield, UK; Alexander.kumar651@mod.gov.uk Inhaled methoxyflurane has been used in the civilian prehospital setting to treat pain for several decades.1 Despite having attributes that are well suited to the deployed environment,2 its intro...

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Published in:BMJ military health 2024-07, p.e002714
Main Authors: McPhail, Stuart, Thornback, A, Ochiltree, D, Marsden, M E R, Kumar, A
Format: Article
Language:English
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ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY MEDICINE
ANAESTHETICS
Analgesics
Fentanyl
Ketamine
Letter
Morphine
Pain
PAIN MANAGEMENT
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Summary:Correspondence to Lt Col A Kumar, Defence Medical Services, Lichfield, UK; Alexander.kumar651@mod.gov.uk Inhaled methoxyflurane has been used in the civilian prehospital setting to treat pain for several decades.1 Despite having attributes that are well suited to the deployed environment,2 its introduction to military settings appears to be more recent and, to our knowledge, there is only one published study in this setting.3 We aimed to explore the experience of clinicians administering methoxyflurane via the Penthrox inhalator device (Galen, UK), following its introduction to the UK Defence Medical Services (DMS) in 2021. [...]our reliance on a web-based form may have limited responses from those deployed in austere environments. [...]prospective data collection is required to evaluate its true efficacy in this military population.
ISSN:2633-3767
2633-3775
2633-3775
DOI:10.1136/military-2024-002714