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

Taming the SRU

PATIENT PRESENTATION A young woman with a past medical history of major depressive disorder presented to the emergency room via EMS for a report of intentional ingestion of an unknown substance. EMS reported that she was vomiting profusely on their arrival to the scene but during transport became increasingly lethargic.

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ED Boarding

ACEP Now

It should also differentiate boarding times for psychiatric patients, who are at high risk for very prolonged boarding. An immediate step would be the federal government working from the top down with local regulatory bodies to adopt new scopes of practice for workers and delegate some, less complex, currently nurse-only, tasks to others.