Routine pre admission laboratory screening investigations in aggressive patients who require sedation in the emergency department – necessary or unnecessary
Background: The triage of aggressive patients who require sedation for behavioural control in the emergency department (ED) at our hospitals is delayed because the results of mandatory screening laboratory investigations to exclude a general medical condition (GMC) must be available prior to a psych...
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| Language: | English |
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2009-10-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Psychiatry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/186 |