Inhaled Loxapine for the Treatment of Psychiatric Agitation in the Prehospital Setting: A Case Series

Rapid and effective control of agitated patients is crucial for ensuring their safety and proper management. We present a case series of 12 agitated psychiatric patients who were suitable for treatment with inhaled loxapine in the prehospital emergency setting. Two refused its administration and two...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cester-Martínez, Armando, Cortés-Ramas, José A., Borraz-Clares, Diego, Pellicer-Gayarre, Marta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965211/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849385
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2017.5.33840
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Sumario:Rapid and effective control of agitated patients is crucial for ensuring their safety and proper management. We present a case series of 12 agitated psychiatric patients who were suitable for treatment with inhaled loxapine in the prehospital emergency setting. Two refused its administration and two required additional treatment. Loxapine was effective within 2–10 minutes, with no adverse effects or sedation. In our experience the use of inhaled loxapine enabled rapid and non-coercive control of agitation in most psychiatric patients, allowing us to avoid mechanical restraint and injectable drugs, and facilitating the transportation and transfer of the patients.

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