Psychiatric and medical co-morbidities
ERIC forms
Restraints
- Schizophrenia associated with 10-25 year decrease in life expectancy
- Increased risk of medical conditions with psychiatric conditions related to compliance, access to care, and substance abuse
ERIC forms
- Must be mentally ill AND dangerous to self or others
- All patients being admitted for psychiatric reasons need an ERIC form
- Use facts, not conclusions (eg. do not state patient is suicidal, say the patient wants to kill himself by jumping into traffic).
Restraints
- Often needed, but have associated risks
- A new oxygen requirement suggest hypoventilation, monitor for hypercapnia
- Make sure to put the order in and complete the face to face encounter (R icon in tool bar) within one hour of initiation of restraints.