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Acute behavioural disturbance — DipIMC MCQ

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ModerateMedical EmergenciesAcute behavioural disturbanceDipIMC

At a music festival, a 30-year-old man is extremely agitated after suspected stimulant use. He is sweating, incoherent, struggling violently, pulse 156/min and temperature 39.2°C. What is the triage category?

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Correct answer: B — Priority 1 (red)

Acute behavioural disturbance with hyperthermia and extreme agitation is a time-critical medical emergency. The risk is sudden deterioration, acidosis and cardiac arrest, so the casualty requires immediate clinical priority and safe restraint minimisation. It should not be treated as a simple public order problem.

Reference: JRCALC Behavioural Emergencies; MIMMS