Journal Reading 04

Billie adhyatma Susanto (06)

Rigelkent patria antaris (104)
 1. What was the title?

 A review of ketorolac as a pre-hospital

analgesic
 2. Who was the main authors?

 The main authors is Tom Edward Mallinson

 3. What was the main research problem?

 This journal discusses the deficiency and

effectiveness of keterolac drugs as pre-
hospital analgesics.
 4. Why was this study performed (the
rationale)?
 Because to know the weaknesses and
advantages and contraindications and side
effects of keterolac drugs comparable to
other NSAID drugs
 5. What were the aims / objectives of the
study?

 This article reviews the evidence from peer-

reviewed papers and current clinical guidelines
surrounding the safety and efficacy of
ketorolac as an analgesic agent for acute pain,
and discusses its potential use in UK paramedic
practice.
 To review ketorolac as a prehospital analgesic
6. What were the key findings?

 Ketorolac
 NSAID
 Non-steroidal
 Analgesia
 Pain
 7. What are the results?

 # Ketorolac is an effective analgesic option for IV or IM

administration
 # Keterolac can also be used in international pre-hospital care in
civilian and military practice.
 # In pharmacology keterolac can inhibit the cyclooxygenase to
create or make prostate glandin
 # While there are concerns regarding its long-term use and
increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, these are unlikely to be
an issue as a result of a one-off prehospital dose