Ketamine that's injected during arrests draws new scrutiny

Re:Ketamine that's injected during arrests draws new scrutiny by i_am_proteus on Sunday August 23, 2020 @08:47AM (#24251523)

Many (not all) police departments cross-train police officers as EMTs. The two are not mutually exclusive and, in many ways, complement each other.

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Re:Ketamine that's injected during arrests draws new scrutiny by learc83 on Sunday August 23, 2020 @09:25AM (#24251760)

Full time EMTs aren’t trained enough to make good decisions about when it’s appropriate to administer ketamine and how much to give. A cop who did some EMT training but doesn’t use the skills full time is going to be even worse.

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Re:Ketamine that's injected during arrests draws new scrutiny by hutzlibu on Sunday August 23, 2020 @10:33AM (#24252213)

I am very much against the idea of police using ketamine, but I believe all street officers should be fully trained EMT's as well.

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