A 50-year-old man requires parenteral sedation in the ED for acute behaviour disturbance. He did not settle after intramuscular injection of the first-line medication. What would be your next steps?

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Obtain guidance from your seniors as soon as possible

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Try some oral diazepam

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Re-attempt verbal de-escalation

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Give him some IM morphine

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Wait a bit longer until the medication takes effect

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