B.  Complete Physiologic Stabilization, If Necessary

OBJECTIVE

Assure patient safety and readiness to cooperate with further assessment.

ANNOTATION

Most patients managed within this module are not acutely intoxicated or in need of immediate physiological stabilization (see Module A: Assessment and Management in Primary Care) prior to initiating assessment and treatment planning.  Others may have been stable at the time of referral, but require stabilization when they present for specialty care evaluation or treatment and should be managed using Module S: Stabilization.