Brett Davison and Nicola Morrell explain how practitioners should manage the care of people with learning disabilities who have aspirated food
People with learning disabilities who are fed enterally often have complications, including pulmonary aspiration. The aim of this article is to give learning disability nurses and other healthcare professionals an insight into the condition and how to manage it in patients with learning disabilities. It also reviews the ‘ABCDE’ approach to physical assessment, and discusses care options for patients with learning disabilities and their families.
Learning Disability Practice. 17, 3, 14-18. doi: 10.7748/ldp2014.03.17.3.14.e1481
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double blind peer review
Conflict of interestNone declared
Received: 24 June 2013
Accepted: 17 January 2014
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