Use of ketamine in prolonged entrapment.

1 September 1994

journal article
case report
Published by BMJ in Emergency Medicine Journal

Vol. 11 (3) , 189-191
https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.11.3.189

Abstract

This paper discusses the advantages of ketamine analgesia in the management of trapped patients after serious incidents. Four case histories and a review of the literature lead us to the conclusion that ketamine is the drug of choice in these situations.

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CASE HISTORY

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