I wonder why they didn’t give him some ethanol or a benzodiazepine.

I’m no doctor but a 26 year old presenting with pancreatitis and dehydration is almost certainly an alcoholic, dude was probably wracked with DTs :(

Not sure about medical guidelines but for most stuff given to a patient wouldn't they need a doctor's prescription? The list of things that nurses and assistants can give to patients without a doctor's direction is pretty short I think?