 |
 |
I was speaking to one of our consultant Psychiatrists today who was teaching on our induction programme, and she said that it looks like HALOPERIDOL might soon be withdrawn from the maket too!! It may leave the 'ols users in a bit of a quandry, no? Tony Peterborough Dist. Hosp. ----- Original Message ----- From: "john ryan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 11:34 AM Subject: chemical restraint > Interesting replies. Will the droperidol happy people now start using > haloperidol given droperidoll's withdrawl ? > > And for a variation on the theme: > > I recently saw a modification of the Maudsley protocol which suggested use > of flumazenil after use of lorazepam if the respiratory rate drops less > than 10. Given the acuity of cases presenting who require chemical > restraint and the often lack of information including toxicology results, > who would feel happy to use flumazenil given the potential for underlying > 'toxicology' problems ? > > John Ryan