The Lancaster experience of 2.0 to 2.5 mg/kg intramuscular ketamine for pediatric sedation: 501 cases and analysis
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A research was conducted on 501 cases using 2.0 to 2.5 mg/kg intramuscular ketamine dosage for minor painful procedures in children at Lancaster district general hospital and in the emergency department. The results showed that the treatment is safe and acceptable within defined protocol with less airway complications and median time to discharge was 85 minutes.
Publication Name: Emergency Medicine Journal
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1472-0205
Year: 2004
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Ketamine in prehospital care
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Ketamine produces dissociative anesthesia, often used as an important component for relieving pain at prehospital care. A report on the use of ketamine for emergency prehospital care is presented by a non-anesthetist working as an immediate practitioner at the British Association for Immediate Care (BASICS) Scheme.
Publication Name: Emergency Medicine Journal
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1472-0205
Year: 2004
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Ketamine for pediatric sedations/analgesia in the emergency department
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Ketamine is a unique drug, which gives complete anesthesia and analgesia with preservation of vital brain stem functions. Ketamine dissociative sedation is a safe and acceptable technique in the Emergency Department in case of injuries in children.
Publication Name: Emergency Medicine Journal
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1472-0205
Year: 2004
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