In message <000b01be5f1b$b5405340$0d3b63c3@default>, Simon Carley
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>Does anyone have a ready made written protocol for the use of ketamine in the
>emergency department or in prehospital care?
I asked about K recently, in the context of child sedation, and got some
useful replies.
Apart from the possible airway risk (doesn't seem to be a problem if
proper dosing used), the thing that discourages us from trying it is the
potential for delayed side-effects, like nightmares etc., over the next
few nights after they've left the department. I couldn't find any
evidence relating to this. Are there any lurkers from Lancaster or
elsewhere with experience with Ketamine, who could tell me whether this
is a real or merely a theoretical problem?
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Dr. Gautam Ray (e-mail: [log in to unmask])
Sussex, U.K.
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