Comms Lab: Preparation for De-escalation
Comms Lab 16: The KEY to De-escalating Aggressive Patients: PREPARATION. Prepare your mind, your staff and your environment
Tag aggressive behaviour
De-escalation
De-escalation: Determine if safe for medical intervention. Determine cause - usually delirium with an underlying medical cause, substance abuse or withdrawal or psychiatric disorders
Physical Restraint
Reviewed and revised 30 July 2014 OVERVIEW INDICATIONS CONTRA-INDICATIONS ASSESSMENT APPROACH TO PHYSICAL RESTRAINT Exclude other therapeutic options first Ensure safety at all times Prepare physical restraint team Initiate manual restraint During manual restraint Monitoring (according to depth of sedation) may…
Chemical Restraint
Chemical restraint or emergency sedation is used for management of acute behavioral emergencies. A drug is considered a restraint when it is used as a restriction to manage the patient's behavior or restrict the patient's freedom of movement and is not a standard treatment or dosage for the patient's condition.