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Ketamine is also available for use as an anesthetic. (It used to be used for most heart surgeries.) It's like $10 a shot when used as an anesthetic. Some insi

• Scoundreller 8y ago
  It’s still used. Moreso in animals, but still in humans, but usually with another sedative. Also used in palliative care when opiates aren’t working or causing too many side effects.
  • civilian 8y ago
    Right, my comment about "was used" was for heart surgery. The story I heard was that the patients were complaining about the psychedelic effects :D It was really interesting to watch "Combat Medics", a show about med-evac choppers for the US armed forces in afghanistan. One of the first things they do with bad cases is give them a shot of ketamine. So in addition to calling K disparagingly "cat tranquilizer" and "horse tranquilizer", we should call it "marine tranquilizer".
    • Scoundreller 8y ago
      The big advantage of it is that it works and it doesn’t mess with heart rate or breathing. Safe to give without having to monitor much, nor carry other items because it has few contraindications.