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===[[General ED Psychiatric Management]]===
===[[General psychiatric approach|General ED Psychiatric Management]]===
 
*'''Non-pharmacologic'''
*'''Non-pharmacologic'''
**Verbal de-escalation
**Verbal de-escalation

Revision as of 19:23, 13 November 2016

General ED Psychiatric Management

  • Non-pharmacologic
    • Verbal de-escalation
    • Offer comforting items: blanket, meal, pillow, etc
    • Quiet room
    • Physical restraints (should administer medications if restraints used, as decreases restraint time)
  • Pharmacologic: Goal is to calm patient without oversedation
    • No history of psychosis
    • Known or suspected underlying psychotic illness
      • Continue treatment with previous antipsychotic or
      • PO: olanzapine 5-10mg or risperidone 0.5-2mg +/- lorazepam: 0.5-2mg
      • IM: olanzapine 2.5-20mg or ziprasidone 10-20mg or
      • (PO/IM/IV) Haloperidol 0.5-5mg +/- lorazepam 0.5-2mg