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Moderate Sedation in Children

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Dec 2, 2024.

AMBULATORY CARE:

Moderate sedation

is medicine given during a procedure or treatment to help your child feel relaxed and calm. It may also be given to help decrease your child's movement during a procedure or treatment. Your child will be awake and able to follow directions. Moderate sedation can be used for procedures such as wound repair, fracture reduction, or a lumbar puncture. The medicine may be given as a pill, shot, inhaled solution, or injection through an IV.

How to prepare your child for moderate sedation:

What will happen during moderate sedation:

A healthcare provider may place an IV in your child's arm or hand. Your child's healthcare provider will give your child enough medicine to keep him or her relaxed and calm. Your child's heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing with be closely monitored.

What to expect after moderate sedation:

Risks of moderate sedation:

Call your local emergency number (911 in the US) if:

Seek care immediately if:

Call your child's doctor if:

Care for your child:

Do the following for the first 24 hours after your child received sedation, or for as long as directed:

Follow up with your child's doctor as directed:

Write down your questions so you remember to ask them during your visits.

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