What does B-52 medication do?: Unpacking the Emergency Agitation Cocktail
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Used for decades in emergency medicine, the B-52 medication is a colloquial term for an intramuscular injection designed to rapidly calm severely agitated or aggressive patients. This cocktail, named for its ingredients and common administration amounts, has a specific pharmacological profile and is the subject of ongoing discussion regarding its efficacy and side effect risks in modern practice.
