Psychiatrymiddle twist
You are an intern on a Perth psychiatry ward. At handover for the evening shift the other intern smells strongly of alcohol, is unsteady and slurring slightly, and is about to review a patient who has been placed in seclusion. He says he had two drinks at lunch, that he is fine, and asks you to cover for him. The consultant psychiatrist is on site. Which one of the following actions should be undertaken first?