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

Taming the SRU

The patient was notably uninsured due to losing her job six months ago, which prevented her from accessing psychiatric care during that time frame. 8] While there is no standardized screening tool for SRB, there are well established trends that emergency medical providers may use to identify patients at risk.[9]

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ACEP4U: Defending YOU by Demanding an End to the Boarding Crisis

ACEP Now

ACEP will continue pushing these groups to work harder to solve boarding issues, to improve patient safety, and to protect emergency physicians.

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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. For example, EMS personnel, certified nursing assistants, and medical assistants could reduce the nursing work burden for tasks such as drawing blood, hanging simple fluids, placing IVs, and other tasks.