Impact of acutely behavioural disturbed patients in the emergency department: A prospective observational study.
Matthew OliverAaron A AdonopulosPaul S HaberMichael M DinhTim GreenTimothy Wand Np Rn Mn Hons PhDAlexandre VitteDane ChalkleyPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2018)
Patients with acute behavioural disturbance often have a history of mental illnesses and are commonly intoxicated. These patients have impacts on healthcare resources and pose risks to staff safety, but significant complications to patients do not occur frequently.