Heisenberg in the ER: observation appears to reduce involuntary intramuscular injections in a psychiatric emergency service.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry
; 28(5): 431-3, 2006.
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| ID: mdl-16950380
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Chemical restraint is controversial. Appropriate use is ill-defined and chemical restraint may be overutilized. During the period of an unrelated observational study for patients with acute psychomotor agitation in a psychiatric emergency service, we noticed a significant reduction in the number of involuntary intramuscular injections administered.RESULTS:
We observed a 27% decrease (P=.015) in the number of involuntary intramuscular injections in the 3-month observational study period, compared to 3-month periods before and after the study.CONCLUSION:
We suggest that the observation process itself may have been beneficial and may have reduced the incidence of unnecessary intramuscular injections.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Agitação Psicomotora
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Transtornos Psicóticos
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Antipsicóticos
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Observação
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Serviços de Emergência Psiquiátrica
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Injeções Intramusculares
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gen Hosp Psychiatry
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article