2010
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462010000600006
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Manejo de paciente agitado ou agressivo

Abstract: Objective: To review current data concerning the management of agitated or aggressive patients. Method: A search was performed in the PubMed and Web of Science databases and empirical articles and reviews about pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for the management of agitation and/or violence were selected and analyzed. Results: The non-pharmacological management of agitation/aggression involves the physical organization of the emergency department and the adequacy of the behavior and attitu… Show more

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“…These patients may have difficulty in recognizing that they are sick and therefore may not accept that they need help. Depending on the degree of agitation, they pose a risk to their own physical integrity and also the physical integrity of health professionals and other patients [11].…”
Section: Category 1 Violence: Fear and Physical And Emotional Aggresmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These patients may have difficulty in recognizing that they are sick and therefore may not accept that they need help. Depending on the degree of agitation, they pose a risk to their own physical integrity and also the physical integrity of health professionals and other patients [11].…”
Section: Category 1 Violence: Fear and Physical And Emotional Aggresmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The emergency service team should be properly trained to cope with peculiar situations of agitation and violence. Mantovani (2010) considers some action plans: environmental or organizational management, behavioral or attitudinal management, physical management and pharmacological management. The latter was the focus of this study (4) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mantovani (2010) considers some action plans: environmental or organizational management, behavioral or attitudinal management, physical management and pharmacological management. The latter was the focus of this study (4) . In psychiatry, the use of drugs with symptomatic therapeutic efficacy is more common, that is, when the goal of the intervention is to control or minimize the patient's problem(5).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Even though rapid tranquilization through pharmacological interventions might be quick and effective [2], medications can induce adverse effects and moreover, involuntary intramuscular medication should be avoided, since it has been experienced by patients as coercive [3].…”
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confidence: 99%