Decision-making and acute behavioural disturbance (ABD): a qualitative thematic analysis of perspectives on decision-making by UK ambulance paramedics
Abstract Background Incidents involving severe agitation are complex emergencies which occur infrequently in the community but have high stakes for patients and responders. Acute behavioural disturbance (ABD), an umbrella term used to describe severe agitation, sometimes known as excited delirium, a...
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| Main Authors: | Jaqualine Lindridge, Timothy Edwards, Leda Blackwood |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2025-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-025-01297-7 |
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