A 23-year-old man is brought to your ED by ambulance after being found wandering the streets naked. He became aggressive during transport.
At triage he is swearing loudly and trying to leave. He is known to have schizophrenia and drug use. During management, a junior doctor sustains a needle-stick injury from a hollow-bore needle used on the patient.
Give the two legislative principles of care that might allow you to keep this man against his will. For each, list two main conditions that must be met.
(Marked out of 6.0)
/ 6
List five main steps in restraint of this man, in escalating order. Where appropriate, give initial medication doses.
(Marked out of 5.0)
/ 5
Complete the table about risk of transmissible disease from the needle-stick injury.
(Marked out of 3.0)
/ 3
Total Score: 0 / 14
Percentage: 0%
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