A prospective review of the use of ketamine to facilitate endotracheal intubation in the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) setting

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 521-525

  Sibley, Aaron ^a,b   Mackenzie, M ^a,b   Bawden, J ^b   Anstett, D ^b   Villa Roel, C ^b   Rowe, B H ^b  

^a Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS)   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HELICOPTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TACHYCARDIA; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; ALBERTA; ANALGESICS; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956339730     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.088237     Document Type: Article

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