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Intranasal ketamine analgesia for non-physician prehospital clinicians

Pawley, Steve
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Worthington, Judith
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Ketamine
 Emergency Medical Services
 Intranasal Drug Administration
 Administration, Intranasal
 Analgesia
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Journal of Paramedic Practice
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Publications - Scottish Ambulance Service
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12417/1850
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10.12968/jpar.2024.0053
Abstract
Prehospital analgesia is often under-administered within the UK for various reasons – especially within the paediatric population. Several analgesic options are available in the ambulance service with ketamine being a versatile medication often used by prehospital clinicians who have undergone additional training and governance with the use of a patient group direction. The options for non-invasive analgesia are limited within the ambulance service, even more so for the paediatric population or for non-compliant patients. Intranasal administration is becoming more popular as a route of medication administration for both in-hospital and prehospital clinicians. Intranasal analgesia has been well researched within the in-hospital environment and has shown that IN ketamine is a viable and effective option for providing safe rapid analgesia. Abstract published with permission.
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