Background Psychomotor agitation is associated with different psychiatric conditions and
represents an important issue in psychiatry. Current recommendations on agitation in …

In this focused update, the American Heart Association provides updated guidance for
resuscitation of patients with cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, and refractory shock due to …

Agitation is common in the medical and psychiatric emergency department, and appropriate
management of agitation is a core competency for emergency clinicians. In this article, the …

New groups of synthetic “designer drugs” have increased in popularity over the past several
years. These products mimic the euphoric effects of other well-known illicit drugs but are …

Patient or visitor perpetrated workplace violence (WPV) has been reported to be a common
occurrence within the ED. No universal definition of violence or recording of such events …

Context: Ketamine is an emerging drug for the treatment of acute undifferentiated agitation in
the prehospital environment, however no prospective comparative studies have evaluated …

Study objective We seek to determine the characteristics and prevalence of agitation among
patients in an urban county emergency department (ED). Methods This was a prospective …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We determine whether droperidol, midazolam, or the combination is
more effective for intramuscular sedation in violent and acute behavioral disturbance in the …

Background: Agitation is a common behavioral emergency associated with high risk of injury
to patients and health care professionals. There are a wide variety of approaches to …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Parenteral benzodiazepines or antipsychotics are often used to
manage acute agitation in emergency department (ED) settings in which alternative …