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De-escalating your response

15/05/2026 by Bob Dunn

The Management of violence page has been updated with additional information on how to de-escalate your response.

Categories Updates Tags Clinical skills
When to abandon de-escalation attempts
The agitated elderly patient

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Associate Professor Robert Dunn

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Associate Professor Meredith Borland
Dr Deborah O'Brien
Dr Stuart Dilley
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Associate Professor Deborah Leach

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Male weight estimation: Weight (kg) = -93.2 + (3.29 X arm) + (0.43 X height (cm))

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