Drug that Killed MJ: Overused on Kids for MRIs? - ABC News

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Drug that Killed MJ: Overused on Kids for MRIs? - ABC News

Pediatric emergency physicians appear to be making widespread use of the anesthetic propofol, otherwise known as Diprivan, which figured prominently in the multi-drug death of singer Michael Jackson on June 25, 2009. But they're using the drug in the radiology suite, rather than in the emergency department proper, according to new research.

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Tags: Emergency, Drug, Imaging Tests, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Children's Health, Michael Jackson, Physician, Radiology