Delirium

Delirium Ready - Delirium Awareness and Management

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Delirium in older adults often goes unrecognised by health care professionals and can be poorly managed. People with Dementia have higher risk of developing delirium. We have produced this video to raise the awareness of Delirium Superimposed Dementia and also signposted ways of managing it using a tool we developed (delirium wheel) that can be used in care home, hospital or community settings  Length: 4 min. Please also see our #icanpreventdelirium video for more on delirium.

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Delirium
Contributed by: Delirium
Authored by: Dr Mani Santhana Krishnan FRCPPsych, Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry
Dr Eleni Fixter, Tees Esk Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry
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Last updated: 29 December 2020
First contributed: 21 September 2020
Audience access level: Full user

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