latrogenic Delirium and Coma: A "Near Miss".

The article reports on the 66-year-old woman who was cared for at two referral institutions following a witnessed cardiac arrest in a local emergency department. During a 28-day course of aggressive initial care, the woman failed to regain consciousness. The diagnosis of iatrogenic drug-induced coma alternating with drug-induced delirium has been apparent after the IV administration of repeated doses of a benzodiazepine antagonist.