Should Technicians Administer Drugs?

Who Should Administer Energy-Efficiency Programs?

The restructuring of the U.S. electricity industry created a crisis for ratepayer-funded energy-efficiency programs. This paper briefly describes the reasons for the crisis and some of its consequences. Then the paper focuses on issues related to program administration and discusses the relative merits of entities— utilities, state agencies, and non-profit corporations—that might be administrat...

Foundation doctors in Anaesthesia: should they be taught to administer an anaesthetic?

BACKGROUND Anaesthetic pre-registration house officer posts have been available since 1997. With the change to postgraduate medical training introduced in 2005, these posts have become vital building blocks for Foundation Programmes. DISCUSSION We debate the skills that new Foundation Programme doctors in such posts should be taught, particularly whether administration of an anaesthetic holds...

Adherence to safe handling guidelines by health care workers who administer antineoplastic drugs.

The toxicity of antineoplastic drugs is well documented. Many are known or suspected human carcinogens where no safe exposure level exists. Authoritative guidelines developed by professional practice organizations and federal agencies for the safe handling of these hazardous drugs have been available for nearly three decades. As a means of evaluating the extent of use of primary prevention prac...

Is it ethical to administer vasodilator drugs to patients with primary pulmonary hypertension?

An easy method to administer drugs into the trachea via the intubating laryngeal mask airway.

cardiopulmonary resuscitation with epinephrine and vasopressin in pigs. Stroke 1996;27:1241-8. [6] Wenzel V, Lindner KH, Krismer AC, et al. Repeated administration of vasopressin but not epinephrine maintains coronary perfusion pressure after early and late administration during prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pigs. Circulation 1999;99:1379-84. [7] Voelckel WG, Lurie KG, McKnite S, e...