Podcast: Play in new window | Download

  1. The MILDLY agitated patient : verbal de-escalation or PO benzo/antipsychotic
  2. The MODERATELY agitated patient : IM benzo/antipsychotic
  3. The SEVERELY agitated patient : IM Ketamine 5mg/kg

Consider removing the terminology “Agitated Delirium” from your vocabulary, as there is significant racial bias behind this term.