II. Exam
- Person (name, age, year of birth)
- Place (current location, home address)
- Time (date, day of week, time of day, season, month)
- Time is the first orientation factor to be lost
- Situation (reason for encounter)
III. Interpretation
- Minor Disorientation may be induced by stressors
- Major Disorientation or decreased alertness suggests organic cause (see Delirium)
IV. References
- Zum, Swaminathan and Egan in Herbert (2014) EM:Rap 14(7): 11-13
- Tomb (1992) Psychiatry, 4th Ed, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, p. 6-11