Tag: aggressive behavior

EMS Ketamine Use on Agitated Patients on Cocaine Increases Intubation 5.75-fold

sarah JonasResearch Results

Patients with excited delirium often are administered ketamine by EMS before arriving at the hospital. Many of them are intoxicated or are using illicit substances, which may alter the properties of ketamine.

Mean or Nice? These Traits Could Make or Break a Child’s Friendships

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While it’s logical to assume that children who are mean have friendships characterized by growing strife and that children who are nice report little of the same, these assumptions haven’t been tested in the real-world friendships. A study of elementary-school children is the first to examine the extent to which being “nice” and being “mean” shape changes in friend perceptions of their relationship. Results confirm the widespread assumption that one child’s behavioral traits drive the other child’s friendship experiences.