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Abstract
Ketamine has been used extensively for analgesia and anesthesia in many situations,
including disaster surgery where extra personnel and advanced monitoring are not available.
There are many features of ketamine that seem to make it an ideal drug for prehospital
use. The reported use of ketamine in the prehospital environment is limited, however.
The purpose of this study is to review the experience in the use of ketamine in a
regional air ambulance service and suggest indications for its use in the prehospital
setting.