Restrictive interventions in Victorian emergency departments: A study of current clinical practice.
Jonathan KnottMarie Frances GerdtzSheriden DobsonCatherine DanielAndis GraudinsBiswadev MitraBruce BartleyPauline ChapmanPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2019)
Restrictive interventions in the ED largely occurred under a Duty of Care. Care of patients managed under legislation that covers assessment and treatment of mental illness has a strong clinical governance framework and focus on minimising restrictive interventions. However, this is not applied to the majority of patients who experience restraint in Victorian EDs.
Keyphrases
- mental illness
- healthcare
- physical activity
- palliative care
- clinical practice
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- mental health
- quality improvement
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- pain management
- public health
- patient reported outcomes
- chronic pain
- combination therapy
- global health
- stress induced
- smoking cessation
- patient reported
- clinical evaluation