Information for patients, relatives and carers
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Information for Carers about Delirium
Elm B is a specialised unit where the staff are particularly expert in treating patients with Delirium. The doctors and nurses will
do tests to find the underlying cause. e.g. infection, and once the cause is found then treatment will be started e.g. antibiotics.
Special nursing techniques are aimed to optimise comfort and minimise confusion, disorientation and agitation.
Occasionally the patient will need to be sedated but usually only on a short term basis and the medication will be carefully monitored.
Leaflet on paediatric delirium
Introduction
Your child has been admitted to the university hospital of Maastricht (azM). He or she has been admitted due to an illness, accident or operation. Sometimes these events can affect the memory and thinking of both adults and children. You may have noticed that your child's behaviour is not as you would expect (in this situation parents often say: "this is not like not my child anymore"). You may find their condition frightening, because the person you know is now agitated and is difficult to have a conversation with. This state of confusion is called "delirium".
This leaflet provides information about delirium, its causes and how to best deal with it.
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Delirium, Dementia and Depression
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
www.cmh.org/documents/yourHospital/recognizing_delirium_dementia_depression.pdf