Pawley, SteveWorthington, Judith2024-12-132024-12-132024-12-02Pawley, S. and Worthington, J., 2024. Intranasal ketamine analgesia for non-physician prehospital clinicians. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 16 (12), 511-516.1759-13762041-945710.12968/jpar.2024.0053http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12417/1850Prehospital 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.enKetamineEmergency Medical ServicesIntranasal Drug AdministrationAdministration, IntranasalAnalgesia