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General Approach	Source	Year
emDocs Cases: ED Approach to Agitation	emDocs	2018
The Art of the ED Takedown	emDocs	2015
Emergency Management of the Agitated Patient	EM Cases	2017
Dangerous and Disruptive	EMCrit	2020

Ketamine for agitation	Source	Year
Is Ketamine Contraindicated in Patients with Psychiatric Disorders?	REBEL EM	2018
Multiple RCTs on Ketamine for Severe Agitation	First10EM	2021
Ketamine Dart for Agitation	JournalFeed	2018
Reducing Post-Ketamine Recovery Agitation	JournalFeed	2019
Rapid Agitation Control with Ketamine in the Emergency Department	REBEL EM	2021
Ketamine vs. Midazolam-Haloperidol for Acute Agitation	JournalFeed	2021

Comparison of IM agents	Source	Year
Comparison of IM Midazolam, Olanzapine, Ziprasidone, and Haloperidol for Behavioral Control	REBEL EM	2018
IM Sedation Agents	Core EM	2018
Midazolam Beat Haloperidol for Agitation	JournalFeed $	2018
Onset of IM Medications for Severe Agitation	PharmERToxGuy	2019
Droperidol vs. Olanzapine for Agitation	JournalFeed	2021

Individual Agents	Source	Year
Diphenhydramine in Acute Agitation Regimen	ALiEM	2020
Adverse Events with IV Olanzapine for Agitation in the ED	ALiEM	2019

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