Thai cave rescue: The drug that allowed boys to survive rescue mission

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Thai schoolboys were rescued from the cave using dissociative ketamine plus positive-pressure facemask ventilation (to prevent water from leaking into their masks), so they basically used delayed sequence intubation strategy. The schoolboys rescued from a flooded cave system in Thailand were dosed with an anti-anxiety drug to stop them panicking during the terrifying underwater mission, the country’s prime minister has admitted. The rescue was carried out by an elite team of international divers, led by Britons, who guided the sluggish youngsters along the tortuous two-and-a-half-mile escape route.

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