Primary Care Paramedic-administered Ketamine in British Columbia, Canada: A Patient Safety-focused Observational Study.
Journal of patient safety July 7, 2025 Tania Johnston, Christopher Mistiades, Roxane Beaumont-Boileau et al.
In Western Canada, British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) aimed to enhance prehospital pain management by authorizing Primary Care Paramedics (PCP) to administer intranasal (IN) ketamine. The objective of this study is to describe patient safety implications of expanding PCP scope to include IN ketamine. This retrospective, observational study reviewed patient care records of the...
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000001390 (opens in new tab)
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Medication safety
Drug safety
Patient safety
Adverse event prevention
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