Keywords
crisis intervention
diagnosis
diagnostic techniques and procedures
emergencies
restraint
physical
tranquilizing agents
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Abstract
A violent patient is that whose behavior may be harmful to others, to himself or to the physical surroundings. This revision intends to make a clinical approximation to this kind of patient, that grants the team of primary health care useful tools to face this difficult situation, having in mind the best possible behavior from the health care staff in order to decrease risk of lesions as well as medical lawsuits.
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