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Aug 2

PHARM Podcast 208 Ketamine controversy with Minneapolis Police

Jul 28

PHARM Podcast 206 Surviving Sedation – Triumph, Tragedy and Controversy

Jul 16

PHARM Podcast 204 Prehospital sedation : INhale the chemicals and some cave diving

Jun 29

Acute behavioural emergencies in prehospital Care

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Dec 1

A prospective observational study of midazolam and droperidol for pre-hospital acute behavioural disturbance

Brilliant prehospital research from Queensland once again that will likely change practice in other states. Just like what we did with ketamine in aeromedical retrieval!

A prospective observation study of midazolam and droperidol for pre-hospital acute behavioural disturbance

Nov 25

Goodbye MidazoBlam Goodbye

Lachlan Parker from @QldAmbulance presenting results of Droperidol vs. Midazolam in ABD mgmt, great data w/drop effective+++. @emupdates pic.twitter.com/edKe51CZOn

— Sam Ainslie (@TheSamAinslie) November 25, 2017

Nov 6

PHARM Podcast 183 When to intubate the Hulk

Nov 3

Ketamine Sedation for Patients With Acute Behavioral Disturbance During Aeromedical Retrieval: A Retrospective Chart Review

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Mar 29

Seriously, just Kalm Down

Following on from my previous post on managing the agitated patient…

via Seriously, just Kalm Down! — AmboFOAM

Mar 23

Ketamine reduces the need for intubation in patients with acute severe mental illness and agitation requiring transport to definitive care: An observational study

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Ketamine reduces the need for intubation in patients with acute severe mental illness and agitation requiring transport to definitive care: An observational study

Mar 17

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Victorian prehospital chemical restraint 2017 update

It’s time for another post on everyone’s favourite drug: ketamine! Hooray! Ok, so this is not entirely about ketamine, but ketamine does come into it. AV paramedics have recently received training to administer IM ketamine to agitated patients as part of a greater focus on paramedic safety when managing these situations(MICA paramedics have had ketamine for […]

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Editors note : I find it surprising given the Australian research published on acute behavioural disturbance and updated guidelines in Queensland and NSW recently, that droperidol is not included in these latest Victorian Ambulance protocols. Why it has not replaced midazolam given its superior safety profile in the research, is baffling. And when its written that mild – moderate agitation can be managed with “a little midazolam”, I would suggest an oral agent is likely just as effective in this situation than a needle.

Mar 6

Chemical restraint should not be lethal injection

Chemical restraint or lethal injection? @ketaminh writes in #MJAInSight … https://t.co/zOsIMou2Dn #deathsincustody #Indigenous pic.twitter.com/p5mSRtug68

— MJA (@theMJA) March 5, 2017