The efficacy of intravenous droperidol in the prehospital setting

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-17

  Rosen, Carlo L ^a   Ratliff, Alan F ^b   Wolfe, Richard E ^a   Branney, Scott W ^c   Roe, E Jedd ^c   Pons, Peter T ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

combative; droperidol; intravenous; prehospital; sedation

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DROPERIDOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031034597     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(96)00259-4     Document Type: Article

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