Relative analgesia is ideally for Children over the age of 5yrs and under 18yrs.
Children under 5yrs of age should be referred to a hospital environment.
Adults may also be offered Relative Analgesia.
Intravenous sedation is for patients 18yrs of age or over.

Please asses the medical status of your patient, prior to their referral. Patients with a very complex medical history, with multiple co-morbidities, such as uncontrolled diabetes, severe unstable angina, severe motor neuron disease, or pregnant patients, should preferably be referred to a hospital environment.

Patients within ASA I and II would normally be seen. See classification attached.

ASA PS Classification	Definition	Examples, including, but not limited to:
ASA I	A normal healthy patient	Healthy, non-smoking, no or minimal alcohol use
ASA I	A patient with mild systemic disease	Mild diseases only without substantive functional limitations. Examples include (but not limited to): current smoker, social alcohol drinker, pregnancy, obesity (30 < BMI < 40), well-controlled DM/HTN, mild lung disease
ASA III	A patient with severe systemic disease	Substantive functional limitations; One or more moderate to severe diseases. Examples include (but not limited to): poorly controlled DM or HTN, COPD, morbid obesity (BMI ≥40), active hepatitis, alcohol dependence or abuse, implanted pacemaker, moderate reduction of ejection fraction, ESRD undergoing regularly scheduled dialysis, premature infant PCA < 60 weeks, history (>3 months) of MI, CVA, TIA, or CAD/stents
ASA IV	A patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life	Examples include (but not limited to): recent ( < 3 months) MI, CVA, TIA, or CAD/stents, ongoing cardiac ischemia or severe valve dysfunction, severe reduction of ejection fraction, sepsis, DIC, ARD or ESRD not undergoing regularly scheduled dialysis