Open AccessKetamine for Procedural Sedation and Analgesia by Nonanesthesiologists in the Field: A Review for Military Health Care Providers
Author(s) -
Gregory Guldner,
Bruno Petinaux,
P. Clemens,
Stanley Foster,
Scott Antoine
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
military medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1930-613X
pISSN - 0026-4075
DOI - 10.7205/milmed.171.6.484
Subject(s) - ketamine , sedation , medicine , military medicine , health care , medical emergency , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , field (mathematics) , economic growth , political science , law , pure mathematics , economics , mathematics
Military health care providers located in field environments frequently face situations in which procedural sedation and analgesia are necessary, without the advantage of sophisticated monitoring equipment. Ketamine is a unique agent that can be administered either intravenously or intramuscularly to produce predictable and profound analgesia, with an exceptional safety profile. We review the issues unique to ketamine and provide a practical guide for the use of ketamine for adult and pediatric patients in a field environment.
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