When you toss a coin, there is an equal chance of obtaining a head or a tail. When you throw a die, the probability of getting a 6 is 1/6.
Prevention. The best way to treat delirium is first to prevent it. Research has shown that paying attention to six particular factors is most helpful in preventing delirium: Help orient cognitively impaired patients in time and place (using clocks, calendars, windows, blackboards with doctorâs and nurseâs names). 1  Get patients up and about as soon as possible.
Delirium may have a single cause or more than one cause, such as a medical condition and medication toxicity. Sometimes no cause can be identified. Possible causes include: