Prehospital use of im ketamine for sedation of violent and agitated patients

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 736-741

  Scheppke, Kenneth A ^a   Braghiroli, Joao ^a   Shalaby, Mostafa ^b   Chait, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitated delirium; EMS; Excited Delirium Syndrome; ketamine; Paramedics; Pre hospital; Sedation

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXCITED DELIRIUM SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANUAL EMERGENCY VENTILATOR; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; PROBLEM PATIENT; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RESTLESSNESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DELIRIUM; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; KETAMINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84913599085     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2014.9.23229     Document Type: Article

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