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Pre-hospital use of ketamine for analgesia and procedural sedation
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- Published on: 16 January 2009
- Published on: 16 January 2009Pre-hospital use of ketamine in Mountain RescueShow More
Dear Editor,
Bredmose et al. have published an excellent indictment for the use of ketamine in the pre-hospital phase; a study of 1030 patients is impressive.(1) Mountain Rescue is a small specialist area of pre-hospital care where many physicians have acknowledged the benefits of ketamine for many years.(2) Its versatility and, with careful use, its ability to dissociate analgesia from airway compromise are...
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