Intramuscular ziprasidone: Influence of alcohol and benzodiazepines on vital signs in the emergency setting

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 901-908

  Wilson, Michael P ^a,b   Macdonald, Kai ^b   Vilke, Gary M ^a,b   Ronquillo, Linda ^a,c   Feifel, David ^b  

^a Department of Emergency Medicine Behavioral Emergencies Research Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acute agitation; agitation; alcohol intoxication; second generation antipsychotic; ziprasidone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; ZIPRASIDONE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SIDE EFFECT; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA; VITAL SIGN;

ACUTE AGITATION; AGITATION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; SECOND-GENERATION ANTIPSYCHOTIC; ZIPRASIDONE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PIPERAZINES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIAZOLES; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84888645673     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.07.020     Document Type: Article

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