A prospective study of ketamine versus haloperidol for severe prehospital agitation

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 556-562

  Cole, Jon B ^a,b   Moore, Johanna C ^b   Nystrom, Paul C ^b   Orozco, Benjamin S ^a,b   Stellpflug, Samuel J ^c   Kornas, Rebecca L ^b   Fryza, Brandon J ^b   Steinberg, Lila W ^b   O’Brien Lambert, Alex ^b   Bache Wiig, Peter ^b   Engebretsen, Kristin M ^c   Ho, Jeffrey D ^b  

^a Minnesota Poison Control System   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitation; EMS; haloperidol; ketamine

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; KETAMINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964558109     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2016.1177652     Document Type: Article

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