A patient who is well known to be violent arrives by ambulance at the Emergency Department for care of a laceration. What action should be taken?
1. Restrain the patient prior to repairing the laceration.
2. Send the patient to the another hospital.
3. Use a buddy system when providing care.
4. Sedate the patient prior to repairing the laceration.
3
Rationale: Of these options, the best is using the buddy system. Sending the patient to another hospital may be interpreted as "dumping." Both restraining the patient and sedating the patient could be interpreted as false imprisonment.
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