Versatile and safe, Ketamine can help with sedation, induction, asthma and pain. Can a shot of it even treat suicidality? New indications for Ketamine seem to be popping up every day. Its primary ED use is for procedural sedation, though the only FDA approved use is for induction of general anesthesia. It is also used off label as a medical restraint for patients with behavioral volatility, as a primary analgesic, for rapid sequence induction, for status epilepticus, and for moderate to severe asthma exacerbations.

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