This review suggests that both benzodiazepines work , but that midazolam has a faster onset and thereby reduces the risk of exposure to violence .
Most evidence , however , exists for the haloperidol plus promethazine mix , with currently more than 400 people r and omised to the combination .
The onset of action is swift and faster than lorazepam .
The combination also seems safe with no clear longer term consequences .
BACKGROUND Health services often manage agitated or violent people and for emergency psychiatric services such behaviour is particularly prevalent ( 10 % ) .
The drugs used in this situation should ensure that the person swiftly and safely becomes calm .
OBJECTIVES To examine whether haloperidol plus promethazine is an effective treatment for psychosis induced agitation/aggression .
Components of variance and intraclass correlations for the design of community-based surveys and intervention studies: data from the Health Survey for England 1994.
The authors estimated components of variance and intraclass correlation coefficients ( ICCs ) to aid in the design of complex surveys and community intervention studies by analyzing data from the Health Survey for Engl and 1994 . This cross-sectional survey of English adults included data on a range of lifestyle risk factors and health outcomes . For the survey , households were sample d in 720 postal code sectors nested within 177 district health authorities and 14 regional health authorities . Study subjects were adults aged 16 years or more .  ICCs and components of variance were estimated from a nested r and om-effects analysis of variance . Results are presented at the district health authority , postal code sector , and household levels . Between-cluster variation was evident at each level of clustering . In these data , ICCs were inversely related to cluster size , but design effects could be substantial when the cluster size was large . Most ICCs were below 0.01 at the district health authority level , and they were mostly below 0.05 at the postal code sector level . At the household level , many ICCs were in the range of 0.0 - 0.3 . These data may provide useful information for the design of epidemiologic studies in which the units sample d or allocated range in size from households to large administrative areas
This review suggests that both benzodiazepines work , but that midazolam has a faster onset and thereby reduces the risk of exposure to violence .
Most evidence , however , exists for the haloperidol plus promethazine mix , with currently more than 400 people r and omised to the combination .
The onset of action is swift and faster than lorazepam .
The combination also seems safe with no clear longer term consequences .
BACKGROUND Health services often manage agitated or violent people and for emergency psychiatric services such behaviour is particularly prevalent ( 10 % ) .
The drugs used in this situation should ensure that the person swiftly and safely becomes calm .
OBJECTIVES To examine whether haloperidol plus promethazine is an effective treatment for psychosis induced agitation/aggression .