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Children 5 to 17 years of age were randomly assigned to receive intravenous ketamine (1 mg\/kg)\/midazolam (0.1 mg\/kg; max: 2.5 mg) or 50% nitrous oxide\/50% oxygen and a hematoma block (2.5 mg\/kg of 1% buffered lidocaine). All of the children received oral oxycodone 0.2 mg\/kg (max: 15 mg) at triage \u226545 minutes before reduction. Videotapes were obtained before (baseline), during (procedure), and after (recovery) reduction and scored using the Procedure Behavioral Checklist by an observer blinded to study purpose. The primary outcome measure was the mean change in Procedure Behavioral Checklist score from baseline to procedure, with greater change indicating greater procedure distress. Other outcome measures of efficacy included recovery times and visual analog scale scores to assess patient distress, parent report of child distress, and orthopedic surgeon satisfaction with sedation. Adverse effects were assessed during the emergency visit and by telephone 1 day after reduction. Data were analyzed using repeated measures, that is, analysis of variance, \u03c72, and t tests.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>RESULTS. There were 102 children (mean age: 9.0 \u00b1 3.0 years) who were randomly assigned. There was no difference in age, race, gender, and baseline Procedure Behavioral Checklist scores between ketamine\/midazolam (55 subjects) and nitrous oxide\/hematoma block (47 subjects). Mean changes in Procedure Behavioral Checklist scores were very small for both groups. The mean change in Procedure Behavioral Checklist was less for nitrous oxide\/hematoma block, and patients and parents reported less pain during fracture reduction with nitrous oxide\/hematoma block. Recovery times were markedly shorter for nitrous oxide\/hematoma block compared with ketamine\/midazolam. Orthopedic surgeons were similarly satisfied with the 2 regimens. Of the ketamine\/midazolam subjects, 11% had O2 saturations &amp;lt;94%. Other adverse effects occurred in both groups, but more often in ketamine\/midazolam both during the emergency visit and at 1-day follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>CONCLUSIONS. In children who had received oral oxycodone, both nitrous oxide\/hematoma block and ketamine\/midazolam resulted in minimal increases in distress during forearm fracture reduction at the doses studied. 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