Staff choice for de-escalation

12/05/2026 by Bob Dunn

The Management of violence page has been updated with additional information on choosing the best person to attempt de-escalation.

Benefits of de-escalation

Preparation for de-escalation

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Associate Professor Robert Dunn

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

Formula of the day

A rise of 1C in patient temperature causes a rise of 5% in the pO2 of a blood gas sample

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Organizations are ambiguous, often intentionally, about the relationship between production targets, efficient use of resources, economy and costs of operations, and acceptable risks of low and high consequence accidents. This ambiguity has to be resolved by the actions of practitioners at the sharp end of the system.

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