An 82-year-old woman lay on her kitchen floor for nearly two days after a fall, too weak and dizzy to stand. Rescuers found no fracture or head injury—just dehydration and exhaustion.
At the hospital, she initially stabilized. Then she suddenly became agitated, pulling at her gown and trying to climb out of bed. A doctor considered haloperidol, an antipsychotic often used when older patients become acutely confused.
