title: High-Dose Ketamine Sedation of an Agitated Patient During Air Medical Transport.
abstract: We report a case in which a high-dose ketamine infusion was used to sedate an agitated patient for air medical transport, avoiding the risks of general anesthesia and causing no exacerbation of psychiatric symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Careflight Retrieval Medicine in Garbutt, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: david.reicher@doctors.net.uk.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reicher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017732:Air Ambulances; D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014187:Transportation of Patients
chemical_list: D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative; D007649:Ketamine