Table 1.

Medications administered to the patient in our emergency department and selected behavioral observations

Time	Medication name, dose, and route	Behavioral observations
1720	Approximate time of presentation to our emergency department	Extremely aggressive, threatening, and offensive behavior and language
1726	Ziprasidone 20 mg IM, lorazepam 2 mg IM
1730	Lorazepam 2 mg IM
1740	Zuclopenthixol acetate 150 mg IM, benztropine 2 mg IM
1805	Lorazepam 2 mg IV	Vital signs and IV access obtained, blood sampled
1830	Droperidol 10 mg IM	Verbally abusive, threatening, aggressive
2230	Ziprasidone 20 mg IM
2300	Lorazepam 2 mg IV
0100		Sedated and quiet
0400	Droperidol 10 mg IM, Lorazepam 2 mg IV	Yelling, abusive, shaking bed, threatening staff
0600		Sedated but intermittent abuse and threats
1120	Ziprasidone 20 mg IM
1300	Droperidol 25 mg IM	Acute arousal, combative during transport to psychiatric ward

IM intramuscular, IV intravenous