Do you know how many times a cop has asked me “can you give them something?” https://www.ems1.com/investigation/articles/colo-medics-under-investigation-for-administering-ketamine-MB4w8oliI6Ab5Dnq/?utm_source=EMS1+Member+Newsletter&utm_campaign=657936a387-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_25_09_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_dcef1702d6-657936a387-40508859

I’m not against the use of ketamine. It’s ok to use & should be used as Excited Delirium Syndrome can be deadly. But what I won’t be doing is using it because a cop suggested I use it.

2/3 of ExDS die in prehospital settings. Most of them young, black, & male. They die bcos of excessive use of force. Now can you imagine adding ketamine because a cop says “can you give them something?” while they are literally asphyxiating the pt.

Love this article by @BornsteinKasha @EMinMiami & @EMToxMiami that discusses this & ExDS management: