(warning: this is an account based on real events but with no distinguishing features ,that occured over 20 years ago. It does describe an acute mental health presentation in which a person is physically restrained and sedated against her will. reader discretion is strongly advised if this maybe upsetting to you.)
Tag Archives: mental-health
From Death we Do not Learn, 11 yrs on from Surviving Sedation guidelines
Another tragic sedation death
agd.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/1636120/A00612023-Kumanjayi-Brogus-Ungwanaka_.pdf
A 2017 opinion piece on chemical restraint
https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2017/8/chemical-restraint-or-lethal-injection In 2026 there still is no national consensus guideline on sedation for acute behavioural disturbance . There is no formal training course albeit ANZCA have published a 2019 policy on sedation standards for acute behavioural disturbance trying to advocate for minimum safety standards. In 2017 , only Qld & NSW guidelines advocated for ketamineContinue reading “A 2017 opinion piece on chemical restraint”
Queensland 2024 sedation guidelines for acute behavioural disturbance
Victoria 2024 sedation guideline acute behavioural disturbance
NSW 2024 sedation guidelines for acute behavioural disturbance
resources.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/policies/pdf/2015-9080.pdf
Western Australian 2024 sedation guidelines with ketamine infusion
A case of intubation for psychiatric aeromedical retrieval gone wrong
agd.nt.gov.au/media/docs/inquest-finding-pubications/2018/D01162017-Naomi-Smith.pdf
Death by midazolam misadventure : a catalyst for the Surviving Sedation guidelines
pub-5798f27b849f42c3add9cc1e88d7a2a6.r2.dev/pdfs/wa/wa-legacy-lee_finding.pdf
Medical Director’s Position Paper: Repatriating Psychiatric Patients | ITIJ
Following on from the Medical Directors’ Forum at ITIC Global in Athens in October 2022, a Position Paper has been published on the international aeromedical transport of patients with psychiatric conditions — Read on http://www.itij.com/latest/long-read/medical-directors-position-paper-repatriating-psychiatric-patients
Risk of complications using a sedation protocol for aeromedical retrieval of acutely unwell mental health patients: a retrospective cohort study in Outback Australia | Emergency Medicine Journal
Risk of complications using a sedation protocol for aeromedical retrieval of acutely unwell mental health patients: a retrospective cohort study in Outback Australia | Emergency Medicine Journal — Read on emj.bmj.com/content/early/2025/07/15/emermed-2024-214719.long Editor’s comments : This is a good article comparing standardised protocol approach vs non protocolised approach to aeromedical retrieval of acute mental health patientsContinue reading “Risk of complications using a sedation protocol for aeromedical retrieval of acutely unwell mental health patients: a retrospective cohort study in Outback Australia | Emergency Medicine Journal”
Intravenous Ketamine to Facilitate Transport of Agitated Patients to the ECT Clinic – PMC
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be effective for a variety of psychiatric conditions, including for some patients who are very psychotic or agitated. Transferring such patients from the psychiatric ward to the ECT clinic can pose significant … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12105946/
The challenges of remote mental health care in Far North Australia
agd.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1482721/D01452021-Pukumani.pdf
Psychiatrization in mental health care: The emergency department
Psychiatrization in mental health care: The emergency department — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9538185/
