Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Feb 2011
Variation in the management of hypothetical cases of acute agitation in Australasian emergency departments.
To describe the prescribing practice of emergency medicine clinicians in the management of highly agitated patients and to identify perceived barriers to management and the gaps in training. ⋯ There is considerable variation in the management of hypothetical cases of acute agitation in Australasian EDs. Benzodiazepines and antipsychotics, either alone or in combination, are commonly used. An ACEM-endorsed, Australasian CPG was perceived as useful.