Rapid Tranquillisation Practice and Debriefing; an Observational Study in Adult Psychiatric Inpatients
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DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2024.480
Abstract: Aims Rapid Tranquillisation (RT) is the administration of parenteral sedation to de-escalate situations where patients may harm themselves and/or others. RT is a restrictive intervention potentially breaching patients’ human rights and is reserved for situations… read more here.
Keywords: adult psychiatric; psychiatric inpatients; rapid tranquillisation; staff ... See more keywords
The Monitoring of Physical Health Observations After the Administration of Rapid Tranquillisation
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DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2025.10692
Abstract: Aims: Rapid tranquillisation is a restrictive practice used to manage acute behavioural disturbance, where medication is given in the form of an IM injection. The first-line medication used is lorazepam. There is an increased risk… read more here.
Keywords: rapid tranquillisation; observations administration; monitoring; monitoring physical ... See more keywords
Rapid tranquillisation: an issue for all nurses in acute care settings.
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DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.15.880
Abstract: The management of challenging behaviour, violence and aggression is not only an issue for mental health and learning disability nurses. Increasingly, nurses working in emergency departments (EDs), medical assessment units and general medical or surgical… read more here.
Keywords: issue; nurses acute; rapid tranquillisation; issue nurses ... See more keywords