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Free explainer2 min readNICE NG10 (2015)

Management of acute behavioural disturbance

Understand the model, recognise it in a stem, separate the look-alikes, then apply it.

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Ladder = 'De-escalate → Medicate → Restrain (least, shortest)'; always ask 'why now?'.
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