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Nebulized Ketamine for Analgesia in the Prehospital Setting: A Case Series

Casey Patricka Harris County ESD11 Mobile Healthcare, Houston, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Michael Smitha Harris County ESD11 Mobile Healthcare, Houston, Texas
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Zubaid Rafiqueb Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
,
Kelly Rogers Keeneb Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Xavier De La Rosaa Harris County ESD11 Mobile Healthcare, Houston, Texas
Pages 269-274 | Received 13 May 2022, Accepted 05 Jul 2022, Published online: 02 Sep 2022

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