A 92-year-old man is brought to ED after being found confused while walking around shops.
He has multiple head bruises of different ages, consistent with recent falls. You plan CT brain imaging to exclude intracranial haemorrhage, but he is very agitated and needs sedation so the scan can be performed.
List four potential complications of sedation for the CT scan. For each, state a strategy to reduce patient harm.
(Marked out of 8.0)
/ 8
No injury is found. His agitation is attributed to mild alcohol intoxication and he settles with observation alone. He lives alone and his daughter reports increasing forgetfulness. List three allied health services for further assessment, with a rationale for each.
(Marked out of 3.0)
/ 3
Total Score: 0 / 11
Percentage: 0%
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