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Annals of B Pod: Social EM Corner- Suicide Related Behaviors

Taming the SRU

1,2] Patients at risk for suicide often interact with emergency medical care. Suicide-related behavior (SRB) accounts for 1% of all Emergency Department (ED) visits; additionally, greater than 8% of patients visiting emergency departments are likely experiencing suicidal ideation at the time of the encounter.[3-5]

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"The crowner hath sat on her and finds it Christian burial." [Hamlet]

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Act V, scene I [Text from Folger Shakespeare Library] [Audio recording of Dramatic Reading; Chapter Vox] [Video recording of Act V, scene1] Most deaths that are brought to, or occur in, an emergency department will require, at least, discussion with the local Coroner or Medical Examiner. Department of the Medical Examiner-Coroner.

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ED Boarding

ACEP Now

In November 2022, the American College of Emergency Physicians sent a letter to President Biden on behalf of 34 organizations, asking to convene stakeholders to identify solutions to address the emergency department (ED) boarding crisis.1 Similarly, nurses could lead their own teams with these new roles. Acad Emerg Med.

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We stand open and ready … (Whoever you are … )

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

An ambulance pulls up, in haste, to the Receiving door of the Emergency Department with a last squeal of the siren. September 2005) Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies Reference Guide for Media. [ Emergency Preparedness. 2008) Mumbai Combined Arms Operation November 26-28, 2008.