In this prospective observational study, researchers compared the efficacy of four agents that can be utilized for undifferentiated agitation in the ED. The study was conducted at an inner city level ...

In the emergency room setting, agitated patients with delirium experience higher rates of hospital admissions and adverse events, researchers say. Agitated patients represent a small but challenging ...

A 19-year-old woman is admitted to the adult inpatient unit of a university hospital. Although she was calm and collected during the initial 10 minutes, she becomes extremely agitated, screaming at ...

A code response team for agitated patients was modeled on response teams for other acute conditions such as stroke. A team-based approach to responding to agitated patients in the Emergency Department ...

Scientists have shown that ketamine is far more effective than the more commonly used haloperidol for treating highly-agitated patients prior to hospitalization. Patients were sedated in five minutes ...

Why didn't Rochester police get inside the ambulance and help EMTs transport an allegedly agitated patient to the hospital? That is a key question for investigators looking into ambulance and police ...

"We need to find ways to engage frontline staff in the delivery of nonpharmaceutical interventions, including early preferred music, to achieve the goal of safe and effective management of ...

A 49-year-old man with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and type two diabetes is brought into the emergency department (ED) by his wife for confusion, difficulty speaking and ...

The addition of lorazepam to haloperidol reduced symptoms of agitated delirium among individuals with advanced cancers, according to study findings. The double blind randomized trial included 75 ...

Unraveling the possible causes and triggers of agitation in people with dementia is worthy of detective work, according to a recent presentation. Witnessing agitation in an older adult struggling with ...

A drug that combines a cough suppressant with a heart medication might offer a safer option for calming the agitation that commonly affects people with Alzheimer's disease, an early clinical trial ...