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Section 1: Aims, policies and training issues

(1.1) Section 1: Aims, policies and training issues

(1.2) The approach to managing acute violence

(1.3) Study outcomes

(1.4) National guidelines and policies in the UK

(1.5) Training issues (Royal College of Psychiatrists)

(1.6) Section 1: Recap

(1.7) Section 1: Summary

 

Section 2: Step-by-step approach to RT

(2.1) Section 2: Step-by-step approach to RT

(2.2) Assess the situation using an MDT approach (step 1)

(2.3) Responsibilities of the nursing team

(2.4) Responsibilities of the doctor

(2.5) Restraint (step 2)

(2.6) Reflection – clinical scenario

(2.7) Reflection – model answer

((2.8) Section 2: Recap

(2.9) Section 2: Summary

 

Section 3: Determining choice of medication (step 3)

(3.1.1) Section 3: Determining choice of medication (step 3)

(3.1.2) Section 3 Part 1: Benzodiazepines

(3.1.3) Lorazepam

(3.1.4) Studies on lorazepam

(3.1.5) Midazolam

(3.1.6) Studies on midazolam

(3.1.7) Studies on midazolam

(3.1.8) Diazepam

(3.1.9) Section 3 Part 1: Recap 1

(3.1.10) General comments on benzodiazepines and other sedative-hypnotics

(3.1.11) General comments on benzodiazepines and other sedative-hypnotics

(3.1.12) Flumazenil

(3.1.13) Reflection – clinical scenario

(3.1.14) Reflection – model answer

(3.1.15) Section 3 Part 1: Recap 2

(3.1.16) Section 3 Part 1: Summary

 

Section 3 Part 2: First generation antipsychotics

(3.2.1) Section 3 Part 2: First generation antipsychotics

(3.2.2) First generation antipsychotics

(3.2.3) Haloperidol

(3.2.4) Haloperidol

(3.2.5) Chlorpromazine and other conventional antipsychotics

(3.2.6) Zuclopenthixol acetate

(3.2.7) Treatment of akathisia

(3.2.8) Reflection – clinical scenario

(3.2.9) Reflection – model answer

(3.2.10) Section 3 Part 2: Recap

(3.2.11) Section 3 Part 2: Summary

 

Section 3 Part 3: Second generation antipsychotics

(3.3.1) Section 3 Part 3: Second generation antipsychotics

(3.3.2) Olanzapine

(3.3.3) Olanzapine

(3.3.4) Risperidone and quetiapine

(3.3.5) Aripiprazole

(3.3.6) Aripiprazole: findings

(3.3.7) Section 3 Part 3: Recap

(3.3.8) Section 3 Part 3: Summary

 

Section 3 Part 4: Combination medicines

(3.4.1) Section 3 Part 4: Combination medicines

(3.4.2) Combination medicines

(3.4.3) Haloperidol and lorazepam

(3.4.4) Haloperidol and lorazepam

(3.4.5) Haloperidol and promethazine

(3.4.6) Haloperidol and promethazine

(3.4.7) Other combinations

(3.4.8) Section 3 Part 4: Recap

(3.4.9) Section 3 Part 4: Summary

 

Section 4: Determining route of administration (step 4)

(4.1) Section 4: Determining route of administration (step 4)

(4.2) Oral route

(4.3) Parenteral route

(4.4) Reflection

(4.5) Reflection: model answer

(4.6) Reflection: model answer

(4.7) Reflection: model answer

(4.8) Section 4: Recap

(4.9) Section 4: Summary

 

Section 5: Monitoring after RT (step 5)

(5.1) Section 5: Monitoring after RT (step 5)

(5.2) Frequency of monitoring

(5.3) Monitoring advice

(5.4) QTc interval

(5.5) QT prolongation

(5.6) QT prolongation

(5.7) Section 5: Recap 1

(5.8) Pulse oximetry

(5.9) Pulse oximetry

(5.10) Section 5: Recap 2

(5.11) Section 5: Summary

 

Section 6: RT in special circumstances

(6.1) Section 6: RT in special circumstances

(6.2) Giving RT in A&E

(6.3) RT in medical or surgical wards

(6.4) RT in medical or surgical wards

(6.5) RT and seclusion

(6.6) RT in learning disabled patients

(6.7) RT in children and adolescents

(6.8) Consent in children and adolescents

(6.9) RT in elderly patients

(6.10) High dose medications

(6.11) PRN or 'as required' medication

(6.12) PRN or 'as required' medication

(6.13) PRNs prescribed upon admission to hospital

(6.14) PRNs for general use

(6.15) PRNs for general use

(6.16) Section 6: Recap

(6.17) Section 6: Summary

 

Section 7: Risk associated with RT and care after RT

(7.1) Section 7: Risk associated with RT and care after RT

(7.2) Risk of harm during RT

(7.3) Risk of harm during RT

(7.4) Risks associated with benzodiazepines

(7.5) Risks associated with antipsychotics

(7.6) Minimisation of risk

(7.7) Circumstances for special care

(7.8) Care after RT

(7.9) Care after RT

(7.10) Legal considerations

(7.11) Legal considerations

(7.12) Section 7: Recap

(7.13) Section 7: Summary

 

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