The agitated elderly patient
The Management of violence page has been updated with a new segment on considerations in the agitated elderly patient.
De-escalating your response
The Management of violence page has been updated with additional information on how to de-escalate your response.
When to abandon de-escalation attempts
The Management of violence page has been updated with additional information on when to abandon de-escalation attempts.
Rebuttals in de-escalation
A segment on rebuttals and refusals has been added to the Management of violence page.
History taking in de-escalation
The Management of violence page has been updated with additional information about history taking in de-escalation.
Communication in de-escalation
The Management of violence page has been updated with additional information about communication inde-escalation.
Positioning in de-escalation
The Management of violence page has been updated with additional information about positioning in de-escalation.
Identification in de-escalation
The Management of violence page has been updated with additional information about personal identification in de-escalation.
Preparation for de-escalation
The Management of violence page has been updated with additional information about preparation for de-escalation.
Staff choice for de-escalation
The Management of violence page has been updated with additional information on choosing the best person to attempt de-escalation.
Benefits of de-escalation
The Management of violence page has been updated with additional information on the benefits of de-escalation.
Post restraint care
The Restraint page has been updated with additional information about post restraint care.
Chemical restraint
The Restraint page has been further updated with additional information about various other aspects of chemical restraint.
Restraint removal
The Restraint page has been updated with additional information about restraint removal.
Text size increase
The general text size in both versions of the manual has been increased slightly to improve readability.
Cardiac output chapter created
A new chapter called Cardiac output has been created from the Circulatory resuscitation chapter. This has been do improve navigation by making the size of the previous Circulatory resuscitation chapter smaller. Unfortunately this means that any external links (e.g. personal bookmarks) to the affected pages will be broken.
Sepsis chapter created
A new chapter called Sepsis has been created from the Circulatory resuscitation chapter. This has been do improve navigation by making the size of the previous Circulatory resuscitation chapter smaller. Unfortunately this means that any external links (e.g. personal bookmarks) to the affected pages will be broken.
Blood component therapy chapter created
A new chapter called Blood component therapy has been created from the Circulatory resuscitation chapter. This has been do improve navigation by making the size of the previous Circulatory resuscitation chapter smaller. Unfortunately this means that any external links (e.g. personal bookmarks) to the affected pages will be broken.
Hypovolaemia chapter created
A new chapter called Hypovolaemia has been created from the Circulatory resuscitation chapter. This has been do improve navigation by making the size of the previous Circulatory resuscitation chapter smaller. Unfortunately this means that any external links (e.g. personal bookmarks) to the affected pages will be broken.
Self protection from the agitated patient
The Restraint page has been updated with additional information about self protection.