Case report: Prehospital use of intranasal ketamine for paediatric burn injury

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 328-329

  Reid, Cliff ^a   Hatton, R ^a   Middleton, P ^a  

^a Greater Sydney Area Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Ambulance Service New South Wales Rescue Helicopter Base Bankstown Airport   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MALE; NOSE MUCOSA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; BURNS; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION;

EID: 79953169802     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.092825     Document Type: Article

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