Medications for treatment of agitation in the emergency department: Let's not be too fast to conclude to a status quo

It was with great interest that we read the article by Schneider et al. [1]. The issue of managing agitation in the emergency department is important for every emergency physician. Although these situations are infrequent on a daily basis, they are of great systemic importance because they require a significant amount of human and logistical resources in an extremely urgent manner, often under threat of material or even physical violence towards the staff. The conclusions of the work of Schneider et al.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - December 14, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nicolas Cazes, Aur élien Renard Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research