Ketamine
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Our co-hosts discuss a variety of current events in the news impacting providers and the overall industry
The Aurora City Council voted unanimously to temporarily ban paramedics from using ketamine to sedate patients pending a review of the practice
University of Northern Colorado researchers are studying how paramedics manage agitated patients
On this episode, our hosts discuss ketamine use in EMS, as well as the response to hurricanes and wildfires ravaging the south and the west
Recent incidents in Colorado have brought prehospital ketamine administration policies, politics and police interactions under debate
The National Association of EMS Physicians issued a statement responding to recent controversy over prehospital ketamine use
Aurora Councilmember Curtis Gardner is planning to propose a ban lasting 30 days after the investigation into Elijah McClain鈥檚 death is completed
The state department grants waivers to first responders to use ketamine to treat extreme agitation in a non-hospital setting
Pre-hospital management of a traumatic brain injury: Saline, ketamine, TXA and finding the CO2 sweet spot
Former Woodbury Paramedic Joseph Baker, who resigned due to the alleged retaliation, has filed a lawsuit that also claims training records for EMS certification were falsified by public safety officials
The family of Elijah McClain filed a federal lawsuit saying paramedics should not have administered ketamine or used such a large dosage
A woman accused Hennepin Healthcare EMS and Minneapolis police of racism after her boyfriend was administered ketamine
A spokesman said the department has received 鈥渘umerous complaints鈥� and 鈥渁dditional information鈥� about the use of ketamine to sedate Elijah McClain
Medics administered ketamine to Elijah McClain, 23, after police used a carotid control hold on him
Colorado鈥檚 public health department is conducting an investigation on the use of ketamine to sedate a man during a police altercation
Officials say poor lighting and the patient鈥檚 heavy clothing and struggle with police made it difficult to accurately estimate his weight
Colin Andrew Davis was sentenced to six months in prison for tampering with fentanyl and ketamine vials
The Iowa Department of Public Health said the EMT also falsified records
Investigations commissioned by Hennepin Healthcare found that its paramedics and research staff acted appropriately in its ketamine study of agitated patients
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Brittany Buckley says Hennepin Healthcare paramedics forcibly injected her with ketamine last year and enrolled her in a clinical trial
Officials voted to investigate a pattern of police officers urging paramedics to sedate people with ketamine during emergency calls
Doctors, bioethicists and academics signed onto a federal complaint alleging Hennepin Healthcare conducted high-risk ketamine research on unwitting participants
John Powell, 48, said he suffered breathing problems and needed emergency care after police allegedly asked paramedics to inject him with ketamine
The lawsuit names Pima County, Rural/Metro Fire Department and an individual deputy and paramedic as defendants
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article about a pulled drug trial in Minnesota and its implication for local emergency responders
EMS responses to psychiatric or behavioral emergencies are frequent, but violence, physical restraint and chemical restraint are rare
Hennepin Healthcare announced it will halt a clinical trial on ketamine following criticism over the hospital enrolling patients before getting consent
Takeaways and lessons for EMS providers in the wake of one agency鈥檚 ketamine administration PR nightmare
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