Table 2 Studies of clinical practice
Ratio of means of administration IV : IM | Drug of choice | Frequency of use | mean dose in mg (range) | Second injection | Complications / comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK 1992[3] | 1:1 | Diazepam | (Most frequent) | 27 (10–80) | 26% | 1 hypotension |
Haloperidol | ▲ | 22 (10–60) | 1 cardiorespitory arrest (60 mg haloperidol + 80 mg DZ) | |||
Chlorpromazine | I | 162 (50–400) | 1 tachycardia, 1 hypotension | |||
Droperidol | I | 14 (10–20) | 26% | |||
Paraldehyde | I | 1 respiratory distress | ||||
Amytal | ||||||
Lorazepam | ▼ | |||||
Nitrazepam | (Least frequent) | |||||
France 1999[10] | 0:80 | Loxapine | 80% | 200 mg | 6% | 2 with acute dystonia |
Droperidol | 5% | |||||
Chlorazepate | 5% | Mostly people with substance abuse (study in General Emergency Room) | ||||
Cyamemazine | 6% | |||||
Diazepam | < 2% | |||||
Sultopride | ||||||
Meprobamate |