PARAMEDICS in Australia have become the first to use new antidopaminergic drug droperidol to quickly and safely calm patients who have become violent under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
The innovation follows a comparison of the standard sedative, midazolam, with droperidol in a pre-hospital setting conducted by the Queensland Ambulance Service.
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