Now involved in writing up the initial cases from Western Australia. Do you have any references on paramedic use of ketamine?
Dr Marten C Howes MRCP(UK) FFAEM FACEM
Staff Specialist
Emergency Department
Bunbury Regional Hospital
Bunbury 6230
Western Australia
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Subject: Re: data/studies on using ketamine prehospital
I know of two EMS systems which use ketamine - Ontario Flight medics and
Paramedics in the Netherlands.
I will find out if they have published anything.
Mike
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Subject: data/studies on using ketamine prehospital
> any available? - all I could find was these 2 articles.
>
> Porter K. Ketamine in preshospital care.Emerg Med J 2004;21:351-354.
>
> Roberts K, Bleetman A. An email audit of prehospital doctor activity in an
> area of the West Midlands. Emerg Med J 2002;19:341-344
>
> I know many of us use ketamine during the initial phase of treating trauma
> patients, either as the induction agent for RSI or for dissociation during
> patient transfers, reduction of fractures, painful procedures. Ketamine is
> also used by many prehospital immediate care doctors....but very little
> published evidence in this setting (Roberts' article being the only one, a
> smallish case series). I am after any data that list subscribers may have,
> or at least some references! Happy to enter into correspondence off list.
> Also, do any ambulance services use ketamine? (by paramedics, not doctors)
> anywhere in the world..........aside from Western Australia that is.....
>
> Dr Marten C Howes MRCP(UK) FFAEM FACEM
> Staff Specialist
> Emergency Department
> Bunbury Regional Hospital
> BUNBURY WA 6230
>
> Tel: +8 9722 1000
> Fax: +8 9722 1019
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