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Should Ketamine be Used for Trauma Analgesia?

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Case Description: A 21-year-old male presents to your emergency department via EMS after suffering a motorcycle accident.  He was travelling at approximately 80 km/h when he lost control of his vehicle and slid into a median.  He has an open fracture of his left tibia and fibula, but bleeding is controlled, and his left foot is neurovascularly intact.  Despite receiving 10mg of intravenous morphine given by paramedics, he is screaming in pain and …