In this episode, I discuss the use of ketamine for pain in the prehospital setting. There are many subtleties to ensuring that you get the effect you want from the drug and minimize adverse effects.

References:

https://emupdates.com/the-ketamine-brain-continuum/

Vadivelu N, Schermer E, Kodumudi V, Belani K, Urman RD, Kaye AD. Role of ketamine for analgesia in adults and children. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2016;32(3):298–306. doi:10.4103/0970-9185.168149

Kurdi MS, Theerth KA, Deva RS. Ketamine: Current applications in anesthesia, pain, and critical care. Anesth Essays Res. 2014;8(3):283–290. doi:10.4103/0259-1162.143110

Subdissociative-Dose Ketamine for Analgesia Annals of Emergency Medicine , Volume 71 , Issue 3 , e35

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