Posted by zonked on April 20, 2014, at 10:00:34
In reply to Re: For my mom: Haldol for out of control delirium? » zonked, posted by Phillipa on April 20, 2014, at 9:51:19
> Zonked what a tough situation. I don't have the answers. Can you have a talk with the hospice RN and see how common this is? Why would she be detained since it's a medical condition? Phillipa
Hypothetical. Like let's say she ran into a police officer and he didn't know it was medical, and I had gone to run errands, and she was fine when I left but the delusion appeared and she was by herself and took off. Or even if he did know it was due to brain cancer and still perceived her as a danger to self, he could take her to the psych unit. I think that the law is worded that people can only be involuntarily detained "because of a mental disorder", but how is a cop to know? Hopefully she'd blurt out brain cancer if GOD FORBID that ever happened.. I will ask home hospice nurses all these questions, and also find out if there's a way to inform the local police AHEAD of time that, just in case, they know she has organic dementia/delirium/delusions (why do all these things start with "d"?) due to brain cancer, and that instead she should be taken to a regular ER on a non-psych hold until hospice and family were informed.
Time for a medical ID bracelet the police could recognize.
Phillipa haven't forgot your babblemail, thank you, will respond when I have a chance.
-z
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