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Fish,

Call me curious, but care to expound on this post?
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centermass wrote:Fish,

Call me curious, but care to expound on this post?
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Fish wrote:I was trying to generate discussion on pain management in both the military and EMS sector. This forum is a bit stale and I was thinking that talking about relevant issues in pre-hospital medicine might help. It is not about being published, more about offering folks something to talk about and with someone who does it every day.
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I was wondering what kick started it. I do know it was used on my youngest step son when he suffered a really bad fracture. He received it prior to the docs setting his arm. Afterwards, he had absolutely no memory of it at all. From what I observed, it was very effective stuff.

It was however, weird, listening to him ramble about things while he was under. I even asked him what happened to my pocket knife (Which had been missing for a week prior to this) He told me he was sorry and left it in the top drawer of his dresser...... :lol:
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Well, I had a much longer response written out but it logged me out when I tried to submit it.

What are your thoughts on administering Ketamine without a Benzo?

What I've noticed is the patient can sometimes develop hypersenstivity to even the slightest touch or movement when Ketamine is given without a Benzo and I was wondering if ya'll have noticed similar side effects?
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I am waiting for the day that I can pick up a pack of doobies from VA.
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Silverback wrote:I am waiting for the day that I can pick up a pack of doobies from VA.
Move up here to Washington state, they sell it on every street corner. Won't be long before the VA starts stocking it. :roll:
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Just to give you a little knowledge on it, its been used by Ranger Medics for years. Every Ranger medic is carrying and proficient in the use of ketamine. Its a great drug for a plethora of reasons. Its a dissociative anesthetic; so less to no memory of the event (less traumatic for the patient). Easy to titrate for a large range of situations (from pain control to procedural sedation). Multiple routes of administration (IM, IV, intranasal) and its damn near impossible to OD someone. I believe its being used by medics, army wide now also. It may be provider dependent in the big army.
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