🩺 Symptom Guide
Agitation / Violent Patient
Assess urgently for immediate risk to self or others, acute behavioural disturbance, hypoxia, hypoglycaemia, intoxication/withdrawal, sepsis, head injury, and other medical or toxic causes before assuming a primary psychiatric diagnosis.
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Red flags
- Immediate violence risk
- severe agitation with hyperthermia, marked tachycardia, acidosis, or suspected acute behavioural disturbance
- reduced consciousness
- hypoxia
First actions / assessment
- Use an ABCDE approach while prioritising scene safety, de-escalation, and adequate staff support
- identify and manage immediate physical health emergencies first
- record full vitals including temperature, heart rate, BP, RR, oxygen saturation, mental status, and capillary glucose as early as safely possible
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- Full differential diagnosis list
- History, examination, and investigations
- Linked protocols and drug doses
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