Ketamine as a rescue treatment for severe acute behavioural disturbance: A prospective prehospital study.

Katherine Z IsoardiLachlan E ParkerColin B PageMichael A HumphreysKeith HarrisStephen RashfordGeoffrey K Isbister

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2020)

The use of ketamine as rescue sedation in prehospital patients with severe ABD is effective. Adverse events are common but can be managed supportively.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
pain management
trauma patients
emergency medical
early onset
mechanical ventilation
chronic pain
acute respiratory distress syndrome
replacement therapy