Ketamine
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Through Colorado’s Path4EMS program, a mental health clinic reduces ketamine infusion costs from $400 to $150, making treatment more accessible for first responders
Prosecutors said the former Sioux City Fire Rescue paramedic failed to verify the medication before drawing it up and gave the patient rocuronium instead of ketamine
The former Sioux City Fire Rescue paramedic realized she had given the patient rocuronium when she went to administer a second dose of ketamine
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In the right patient, with a solid understanding of the pharmacology and a plan to address potential side effects, ketamine can be an incredibly useful tool for EMS
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The judge ruled Aurora Paramedic Peter Cichuniec had to make a quick decision the night of the arrest as the highest-ranking paramedic at the scene
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Former Aurora Paramedic Peter Cichuniec was sentenced to the mandatory minimum of five years in prison
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Former paramedic Jeremy Cooper faced up to three years in prison after being found guilty of criminally negligent homicide
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“Before you trade in your morphine for ketamine, the adverse events need to be discussed”
Paramedic Peter Cichuniec was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and second-degree assault for giving a drug without consent or a legitimate medical purpose
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Three takeaways from the conviction of Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain
A jury found Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide for administering ketamine to McClain
In closing arguments, Colorado Solicitor General Shannon Stevenson said the Aurora paramedics did not properly assess McClain’s condition
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Prosecutors said the Aurora paramedics did not properly assess McClain and ultimately gave him a significant overdose of ketamine
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