Table 2 |
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Reasons for acute behavioural disturbance (ABD) in the historical controls and patients with the new protocol |
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Reason for ABD |
Historical Controls |
New Protocol |
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Alcohol intoxication |
31 (42%) |
14 (24%) |
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Deliberate self-harm |
21 (28%) |
20 (34%) |
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Deliberate self-harm and alcohol intoxication |
9 (12%) |
12 (21%) |
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Drug induced delirium/agitation* |
9 (12%) |
9 (15%) |
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Psychosis |
0 |
2 (3%) |
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Personality disorder |
0 |
1 (2%) |
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Drug withdrawal |
0 |
0 |
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Other (medical) |
3 (4%)† |
0 |
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* including amphetamines, olanzapine; † urinary tract infection, head injury and hepatic encephalopathy |
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Calver et al. BMC Emergency Medicine 2010 10:14 doi:10.1186/1471-227X-10-14 |
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