Safe sedation of Acute Behavioural Disturbance with Tim Edwards

In this conversation, we will look at the research examining
methods of safe sedation by Advanced Paramedic Practitioners
within London and examine the research published on this looking
at sedation of Acute Behavioural Disturbance (ABD). We will
examine; what the retrospective cohort study of pre-hospital
agitation management showed regarding the sedation of the ABD
patient. Also, the origins of ABD according to the paper, the
Sedation Assessment Tool used to measure pre- and
post-intervention, the approaches that senior clinicians can take
to sedate patients and more. 


To do this I have Tim Edwards with me, Tim is a Consultant
Paramedic with the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust and a
visiting lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire. Tim has
been a paramedic since 2000 and has undertaken various roles
including working as a flight paramedic, senior lecturer, and
advanced paramedic practitioner and is currently working as a
Consultant Paramedic in London. 


The study that the conversation is based on can be found here:


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9730188/#bibr_10


Many thanks to Tim for this conversation.