• Album@lemmy.ca
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    17 hours ago

    Paramedics came and gave him more then a therapeutic dose to sedate him.

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      17 hours ago

      Why was he sedated with ketamine? Surely, there are better options?

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        15 hours ago

        They were convicted in court. I followed up on some of the details, and I believe that they neglected important duties as healthcare providers. I can go into it a bit, but basically they are allowed to give Ketamine for combative patients that present a hazard to themselves or others, and it’s a weight based dosage. Elijah was alert and oriented, which should have been a contraindication AFAICT, and they gave him basically double what they should have.