An unusual case of subterfuge in the emergency department: Covert administration of antipsychotic and anxiolytic medications to control an agitated patient

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-78

  Lewin, Matthew R ^a,c   Montauk, Lance ^b,c   Shalit, Marc ^a   Nobay, Flavia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Alta Bates Hospital   (United States)

^c Division of General Internal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGITATION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BEVERAGES; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CALIFORNIA; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LORAZEPAM; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 29444441215     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.11.026     Document Type: Article

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