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> On the same lines, do you think your European counterparts would be doing the same things you do? Chemical sedation of agitated patients is used in the preho
by JshWright 8y ago
> On the same lines, do you think your European counterparts would be doing the same things you do?
Chemical sedation of agitated patients is used in the prehospital setting in Europe, yes.
- eesmith 8y agoYes, I have no doubt of that. My question wasn't of a general nature - of which there is little disagreement - but of all of the situations which you described where you think it would sound awful to someone who doesn't have the same context as you have. Would others in Europe, who deal with agitated patients in a prehospital setting, have a roughly comparable response in how to balance between the best interest of the patient's safety and that of the staff's? I think we can agree that in the police context, that balance is quite different between the US and much of Western Europe. I think the perceived risk is lower in Europe, which affects that balance.