Acute Behavioural Disturbance; Roadside to Resus
The Resus Room
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Roadside Teresa - Acute Behavior Disorder
Acute behavioral disturbance isn't a specific condition, but it's actually a presentation which can relate to a number of different underlying problems that the patient might be having. Now it will present as delirium, severe agitation and aggressive behavior and autonomic dysfunction. Throughout the whole management of ABD, we need to be ensuring that both the patient and the staff are as safe as possible. And last but not least, definitely not everyone's favourite topic, but we need to make sure that documentation is really thorough for these cases.
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