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Anger Management: Agitated Patients in the ED

Anger Management: Agitated Patients in the ED

by Jessica Tat | Feb 16, 2023 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, psychiatry, Resuscitation

The Emergency Department is no stranger to the acutely agitated patient. Agitation remains a broad and multifactorial syndrome with a high potential for significant morbidity or mortality if not recognized and managed appropriately. This can be tricky at times when...
Managing the Pediatric Patient with Acute Agitation in the ED

Managing the Pediatric Patient with Acute Agitation in the ED

by Michael Schlegelmilch, Sam Wilson | Mar 10, 2022 | Featured, Pediatrics, psychiatry, Resuscitation

Pediatric mental health complaints are common presentations to the emergency department. Many providers are comfortable managing symptoms of depression, anxiety, suicidality. But what about pediatric patients with severe agitation and aggression? Between 6 and 10% of...
Rapid Agitation Control With Ketamine in the Emergency Department: A Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial

Rapid Agitation Control With Ketamine in the Emergency Department: A Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial

by Elyssia Adamo, Hans Rosenberg | Dec 30, 2021 | Full Article, Journal Club, mental health, psychiatry, Toxicology

Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Barbic D, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Aug 2:S0196-0644(21)00433-9. Question and Methods: Randomized, single center, blinded clinical trial comparing the rapidity of onset, level of sedation and adverse effect profile of Ketamine...
Efficacy of ketamine for initial control of acute agitation in the emergency department: A randomized study

Efficacy of ketamine for initial control of acute agitation in the emergency department: A randomized study

by Maeghan Fu, Hans Rosenberg | Nov 29, 2021 | Journal Club

Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Lin J, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Jun;44:306-311. Question and Methods: Open-label prospective study comparing the efficacy and safety of ketamine versus haloperidol plus lorazepam in the treatment of acute combative agitation in...
Procedural Sedation in the ED – Part 1: Preprocedural Fasting

Procedural Sedation in the ED – Part 1: Preprocedural Fasting

by Jim Yang, Richard Hoang | Oct 18, 2018 | Airway, Anesthesiology, Grand Round Summaries, Pediatrics

Procedural sedation is commonly performed in the Emergency Department. It is a critical tool that helps facilitate unpleasant but often necessary procedures that our patients would otherwise not tolerate. However, procedural sedation is also an extraordinarily...
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