[tri-med] Re: CHLORAL HYDRATE EXPERIENCES/knowledge? important

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara Farlow"
> When I asked why this drug was used (it was given in a cocktail along with 
> morphine and Midazolam) I was told that it helps to "improve airway tone". 
> Whatever that means, I am not sure.

BULL! !! Sorry - no way could chloral improve airway tone - our kids are 
floppy it would decrease airway tone, making the trachea collapse more and 
create more apneas. Especially if used with morphine. Midazolam is less 
likely to do that, but it can, perhaps the only reassuring thing I could say 
(if its reassuring that is) is that with Midaz in the mix Annie wouldnt have 
been aware of what was happening even if she was awake - Midazolam is an 
amnesiatic (sp?) and is often called "walking sedation" - meaning that you 
can be walking around co-operating with people but have no recollection of 
what happened or what you did when the drug wears off.

We give Alex Midazolam when he is having a Shapiro's crisis, especially if 
he becomes violent. It sedates him and increases his body temp (which is why 
we use it) but he can still walk to the car etc for me. But he has 
absolutely no memory from when I give it to him until it wears off.

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