Prehospital analgesia using nasal administration of S-ketamine - a case series

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Johansson, Joakim ^a,b   Sjöberg, Jonas ^b   Nordgren, Marie ^b   Sandström, Erik ^b   Sjöberg, Folke ^c,d   Zetterström, Henrik ^b,e  

^a The research and development unit   (Sweden)

^b ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Drug administration; Emergency; Intranasal; Ketamine; Prehospital; S ketamine; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; KETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; KETAMINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877977825     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-21-38     Document Type: Article

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