Resus Nurse Podcast

Reuben Strayer, MD Courtesy of Reuben Strayer, MD Emergency Medicine Physician who works in New York City Author of emupdates.com One of the authors of painandspa.org Twitter @emupdates Created the phrase "ketamine brain continuum" No financial disclosure     Ready to continue your Special K Trip? Today's episode is Part 2 out of a 3-part series and will cover the use of ketamine for procedural sedation and intubations in the ED with Reuben Strayer, MD. If you didn't listen to Reuben talk about ketamine, the safety measures of ketamine, or confused by this graphic with different dosing - go back and listen to Episode 7 for Part 1 where this is explained in detail.   Ketamine for Procedural Sedation and Analgesia (PSA) Prep Your Patient Therapeutic Communication - let your patient have whatever fantasy they want and encourage it! Any fantasy can be a reality with ketamine...seriously. If they are in so much pain that they are already freaking out and you're not doing your procedure you can give op