Ketamine that's injected during arrests draws new scrutiny A drug called ketamine that's injected as a sedative during arrests has drawn new scrutiny since a young Black man named Elijah McClain died in suburban DenverDENVER -- Police stopped Elijah McClain on the street in suburban Denver last year after deeming the young Black man suspicious. He was thrown into a chokehold, threatened with a dog and stun gun, then subjected to another law enforcement tool before he died: a drug called ketamine. But it's increasingly found in arrests and has become another flashpoint in the debate over law enforcement policies and brutality against people of color. Paramedics were called and injected McClain with ketamine, but they incorrectly estimated his weight, giving him more than 1.5 times the dose he should have received. There are no federal standards for law enforcement or emergency medical personnel on the drug's use.

Source: ABC News August 22, 2020 17:03 UTC