Posted by Bob Johnson (208.234.124.40) on July 29, 1999 at 10:35:40:
Cite this article to your ER staff: "Nitrous oxide for the treatment of migraine headache." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, 1999, May:17(3):252-4
Use of 50/50% oxygen and nitrous oxide gave relief of pain, without need for other medications, for 80% of patients. With 100% oxygen, only 17% obtain relief from pain. Twenty-minutes after stopping treatment 60% receing NO didn't need other meds, compared to 8% with oxygen.