Medic Materials Podcast

Ketamine.. The Good.. The Bad.. The Ugly..

Episode Summary

ketamine is a drug many often times misunderstood and misused. The discussion had in this episode is your deep dive into the history of Ketamine, why we use it in EMS and how we could make administration even easier for Paramedics.

Episode Notes

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! We are so excited to have you with us now in 2022. We wanted to start off the year with a bang, by discussing Ketamine, an all too familiar drug that is getting pummeled in the EMS realm right now. We walk you through a detailed history on Ketamine, how is was discovered, how it works in the body, when to use it and when not to use it, our personal beliefs regarding the paramedic use of ketamine and SO MUCH MORE. One thing was right, when Kelsey said this conversation opened many doors regarding EMS as a whole that must be looked at. We are joined with Mike (NYS EMT, NYS CIC), Kelsey (NYS EMT), Gerard (NYS AEMT-P) and Emily (NYS EMT, ER Rn)

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