Ketamine for prehospital use: new look at an old drug

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 977-980

  Svenson, James E ^a   Abernathy, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PROPOFOL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INDICATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INJURY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR AMBULANCES; ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; KETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34848865618     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.02.040     Document Type: Article

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