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Behavioral emergency in the elderly: a descriptive study of patients referred to an Aggression Response Team in an acute hospital

AIM: The management of severely agitated elderly patients is not easy, and limited guidelines are available to assist practitioners. At a Sydney hospital, an Aggression Response Team (ART) comprising clinical and security staff can be alerted when a staff member has safety concerns. Our aims were to...

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Autores principales: Simpkins, Daniel, Peisah, Carmelle, Boyatzis, Irene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5096780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27826189
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S116376