253 ISSN 1758-2008 10.2217/NPY.12.23 © 2012 Future Medicine Ltd Neuropsychiatry (2012) 2(3), 253–260 Summary Agitation is a common presenting problem in emergency departments and treatments currently range from de-escalation techniques to medications, in either oral or intramuscular forms. Oral medications can be diverted and have a relatively long delay of onset. This delay is problematic for ...