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Position Statements

Ketamine Use in Prehospital and Hospital Treatment of the Acute Trauma Patient: A Joint Position Statement

Margaret M. MorganCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Debra G. Perina
, MD,
Nicole M. Acquisto
, Pharm.D.ORCID Icon,
Mary E. Fallat
, MD,
John M. Gallagher
, MD,
Kathleen M. Brown
, MD,
Jeffrey Ho
, MD,
Aaron Burnett
, MD,
Julio Lairet
, DO,
Dennis Rowe
, EMT-P &
Mark L. Gestring
, MD show all
Pages 588-592 | Received 22 Jul 2020, Accepted 22 Jul 2020, Published online: 27 Aug 2020

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