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An Obstetric and Psychiatric Emergency: Managing Acute Agitation Among Pregnant Patients in the Emergency Department

AENJ: Current Issue

Managing agitation in pregnancy is a challenging dilemma due to the fear of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes as well as the legal risk involved.

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Treatment Options.

Maria Yang, MD

I’ll say more about compulsory mental health care (also called involuntary psychiatric treatment) and involuntary medications in a separate post. So what does this anecdote have to do with involuntary psychiatric treatment? To be clear: I have provided involuntary psychiatric treatment. thanks for spending decades with me!)

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Agitation Treatment in the Emergency Department

ACEP Now

Last month’s article focused on ACEP’s efforts and resources to support EDs and patients with psychiatric emergencies. However, rapid initiation of treatment is actually patient-centered care that can both lead to better outcomes and limit ED boarding. Future articles will highlight solutions and success stories. Ann Emerg Med.

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SGEM#402: Call Me – On the Telemental Health Line

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

You desire a psychiatric consult and learn that you don’t have in-person consult availability at this facility, but instead use telehealth services. Clinical Question: What is the effect of TMH, versus in-person consult, on 30-day outcomes and processes of care during the visit? Reference: Han et al.

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52 in 52 – #39: DAWN – Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct

EMDocs

A second primary outcome was added at the 30-month time frame by request of the FDA, the trial was still blinded at that time. A second primary outcome was added at the 30-month time frame by request of the FDA, the trial was still blinded at that time. POWER: 86% to detect a 1-point difference in the group’s first primary outcome.

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Predictors of parental anxiety in a paediatric emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Methods This cross-sectional study included parents of children <18 years old presenting to a paediatric ED in Orange County, California, USA, for a non-psychiatric complaint between 20 January 2021 and 26 March 2021. Current results may help identify families in need of additional intervention and may improve patient outcomes.

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SGEM#257: EMTALA – It’s the Law of the Land

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Civil Monetary Penalties Resulting from Violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Involving Psychiatric Emergencies, 2002 to 2018. Civil Monetary Penalties Resulting from Violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Involving Psychiatric Emergencies, 2002 to 2018.