Accident and emergency department led implementation of ketamine sedation in paediatric practice and parental response

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-28

  Holloway, V J ^a   Husain, H M ^a   Saetta, J P ^a   Gautam, V ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Ketamine; Sedation; Suturing

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; ATAXIA; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COORDINATION; DROWSINESS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGHTMARE; PAIN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; SEDATION; SUTURING METHOD; VOMITING; WOUND;

EID: 0034112921     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.17.1.25     Document Type: Article

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