Support Material: Acute Psychiatric Emergency
PLEASE NOTE: The following documents have been donated by teams who are willing to share their experiences, expertise and knowledge. Please be aware that a considerable amount of time and effort has gone into the production of these documents and if you are planning to use them within your own organisation they should be referenced appropriately within your individual Trust Policies or Procedures. This is particularly important where the documents are copyright under intellectual copyright. If you are planning to use these documents in developing and producing work for any national or international organisation e.g. CSIP, NICE, National Prescribing Centre, Department of Health NIMHE etc. the author and/or organisation must be contacted to obtain their permission prior to use and where permission is given the correct attribution must be given.
Acute Psychiatric Emergency/rapid tranquillisation etc (see also NICE guidelines)
- Acute Psychiatric Emergency, a (pdf) flowchart and guidelines from Central and North West London, donated by Caroline Parker (11.03)
- Guidelines for Rapid Control of Acutely Disturbed Younger Patients (aged 6-17 years) , a flowchart and guidelines for CAMHS services from Central and North West London, donated by Caroline Parker (7.04)
- Acute Psychiatric Emergency, a flowchart and guidelines from Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health Partnership, donated by Steve Bazire (7.03)
- Rapid tranquillisation algorithm, from South West Yorkshire, donated by Lynn Haygarth (March 2003)
- Rapid tranquillisation guidelines for old age, with additional information, from West Sussex, donated by Ray Lyon (June 2005)
- Notes to accompany the Rapid tranquillisation algorithm, from South West Yorkshire, donated by Lynn Haygarth (March 2003)
- Rapid Tranquillisation for older frail adults, flowchart from South West London and St George's (3.03)
- Rapid Tranquillisation for older frail adults, how to monitor from South West London and St George's (3.03)
- Guidelines for the use of more than one antipsychotic at a time from Dumfries (donated by Wendy Edwards, 6.01)
- Algorithm for acute psychiatric emergency and the problems that may occur, from Dumphries (donated by Wendy Edwards, 6.01)
- Algorithm for acute psychiatric emergency, part two, from Dumphries (donated by Wendy Edwards, 6.01)
- Guidelines for the management of aggressive behaviour, from Dumfries (donated by Wendy Edwards, 6.01)
- An Acute Psychiatric Emergency protocol from Kent (received May 2001, from Ian Maidment)
- Rapid Tranquillisation, protocol for South West London and St. George's Trust (donated by Andy Fuller, 5.01)
- Rapid Tranquillisation, advice for Birmingham Forensic services on Practice Guidelines for the use of rapid tranquillisation in the management of a risk of imminent violence among psychiatric in-patients (donated by Sheena Mitchell, 4.04)
- Rapid Tranquillisation, protocol for Birmingham Forensic services on Practice Guidelines for the use of rapid tranquillisation in the management of a risk of imminent violence among psychiatric in-patients (donated by Sheena Mitchell, 4.04)
- Rapid Tranquillisation procedure , donated by Cathy Willan (Feb 2007)
- Policy for rapid tranquillisation of an acutely disturbed or aggressive adult in-patient (APE/acute psychiatric emergency) from South Downs Health NHS Trust (donated by Jules Sutherland, May 2004)
- Physical Health Monitoring and medication, set of guidance from Avon, donated by Graham Parton (Jan 2006)
- Acute Psychiatric Emergency and Rapid Tranquillisation guidelines from Sussex Partnership (Jed Hewitt, Aug 2007)
- Behavioural Disturbance - Acute Management, from Waitemata District (NZ) Health Board A-Z Procedures Manual (5.08)