June 21, 2021
Overview
Acute Behavioural Disturbance is behaviour that puts the patient/others at immediate risk of serious harm. Pharmacological Management is initiated after exhausting Non Pharmacological Management.
Alignment to Western Health Best Care Framework
Safe Care
Why is this important
Immediate action to de-escalate verbally is imperative and if this isn’t successful, pharmacologic intervention must be employed to reduce their behaviour which can cause serious distress, harm, injury or even death to the patient or others.
What does this look like in practice
Risk Assessment using BOC Chart
General Management Principles of Escalating BOC
General Precautions Applicable to All Patients
Performance
- Riskman
- Clinical Audits
- Morbidity and Mortality Meeting
Associated Documents
Policies, Procedures and Guidelines (PPG’s)
QRG’s
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