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Myth: Ketamine should not be used as an induction agent for intubation in patients with head injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Yevgeny Filanovsky ,
Philip Miller  and
Jesse Kao
Yevgeny Filanovsky*
Affiliation:
Emergency Department, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanaimo, BC
Philip Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Jesse Kao
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
*
Emergency Department, Nanaimo General Regional Hospital, 1200 Dufferin Cres., Nanaimo BC V9S 2B7; yfilanov@mac.com

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Keywords

ketaminehead injuryintracranial pressurerapid sequence intubation
Type
Knowledge to Practice • Des connaissances à la pratique
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , March 2010 , pp. 154 - 157
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2010

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