EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

Jeff: As a quick survey of our audience before we begin, how many of you routinely encounter co-morbid psychiatric conditions in your ED patients, especially depression? Jeff: And how many of you struggle to admit or transfer patients for a formal psychiatric eval? Nachi: That would certainly be all of our listeners!

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Led by psychiatric-trained nurses, teams responding to behavioral codes used a variety of de-escalation methods including non-confrontational communication, moving the patient to a less stimulating environment, and adjusting medications as necessary. Community Ment Health J. 2021;(7):1278-1287. Choi KR, Omery AK, Watkins AM.

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ACEP Now

JUNE 13, 2024

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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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2024

ACEP’s Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP) strives for continuous quality management and patient safety, communication, responsibility, and clarity regarding the use of clinical ultrasound. ACEP’s ED Accreditation Program (EDAP) is the next step in ACEP’s robust suite of Accreditation programs.

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EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Jeff: Also, be on the lookout for self-harm emergencies as patients with known psychiatric disorders are at increased risk following bariatric surgery. There is also an increased risk of self-harm emergencies after bariatric surgery, mostly in patients with known psychiatric co-morbidities. Obesity (Silver Spring).

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EMDocs

JULY 20, 2023

Pre-existing neurologic or psychiatric disease that would act to confound evaluation pre and post intervention. . – Exclusion criteria: Medical history of severe head injury with lasting neurologic deficit in past 90 days. Prompt correction of NIHSS to less than 10 or vessel recanalization before randomization preformed.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 14, 2019

Although she has no other health problems, and no other complaints, you are aware of data that indicates there is a high level of psychiatric illness and suicidal ideation among emergency department patients and wonder what is the best way to approach this problem? million visits a year in the United States [1].

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