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			| Drug | Dosage | Effects | Duration | Pros | Cons | 
	
	
		
			| Midazolam (Versed) | 
				PO: 0.25-0.5 mg/kgPR: 0.25-0.5 mg/kgIN: 0.2 mg/kgIV: 0.1 mg/kg | Anxiolysis, amnesia, sedation/ hypnosis | 45-60 min | Commonly used for treatment of anxiety and agitation. Multiple routes. Rapid onset. Hemodynamically stable | Hypoventilation, rare paradoxical reactions | 
		
			| Dexmedetomidine (Precedex) | 
				Buccal: 1-2 MCG/kgIN: 1-2 MCG/kg | Anxiolysis, sedation | 40-135 min | Multiple routes. No respiratory depression | Bradycardia | 
		
			| Ketamine | 
				PO: 5-8 mg/kgIM: 4-5 mg/kgIV: 1-2 mg/kg | Anxiolysis, sedation, analgesia | 3 h (PO) | Rapid onset. Multiple routes. Hemodynamically stable. No respiratory depression | Salivation (consider co-administration with glycopyrrolate or atropine), hallucinations | 
		
			| Clonidine | PO: 4 MCG/kg | Anxiolysis | 45-90 min | Tasteless | Bradycardia, hypotension | 
	
Module 6: Pediatric Trauma Analgesia and Sedation