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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Volume 20, Issue 5, Pages 481-483Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2002.32648
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Albuterol; Levalbuterol; bronchospasm; respiratory; emergency; prehospital; EMS
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This study was performed to determine if levalbuterol improves dyspnea as assessed by prehospital clinical parameters. All EMS patients greater than or equal to16 years old given nebulized levalbuterol over 6 months were included in this prospective, open-label work. Data collected included demographics, initial pulse rate (P), respiratory rate (R), patient report of respiratory distress (S), and peak expiratory flow (PF). Outcome variables were P, R, S, and PF after levalbuterol use. Statistical analysis used t tests, with P less than or equal to .05. One hundred forty-seven patients were enrolled. Mean age was 65.9 years (62.6% women). Significant decreases in P, R, and S, and a significant increase in PF, were noted after levalbuterol administration, Levalbuterol produces significant improvement in EMS respiratory patient parameters. Tachycardia does not appear to be a side effect of levalbuterol administration. The results support the use of levalbuterol in prehospital care. Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.
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