Prehospital ketamine administration to pediatric trauma patients with head injuries in combat theaters

Head injuries frequently occur in combat. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) guidelines recommend pre-hospital use of ketamine for analgesia. Yet the use of this medication in patients with head injuries remains controversial, particularly among pediatric patients. We compare survival to hospital discharge rates among pediatric head injury subjects who received prehospital ketamine versus those who did not.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research