IM Ketamine for pediatric sedation
Anybody use IM ketamine for pediatric procedural sedation?
Here's a clinical situation I encounter on occasion.
School age kid, let's say 3-13. Needs a urgent but not emergent procedure, either laceration repair or I&D.
Plan A is LET, distraction, etc. But some kids just ain't havin' it. Patient is already yelling and screaming before you even walk in the room. Maybe some of you are pediatric whisperers, but I'm not and I don't think it's getting better at this point in my career. I'm...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: RoyBasch Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
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