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- Title
Psychiatric care in the emergency department: Converting boarding time to treatment time.
- Authors
Kim, Inkyu; Bukhman, Alice K.; Chen, Paul C.; Shah, Sejal B.; Schmelzer, Naomi A.; Baymon, Da'Marcus E.; Sanchez, Leon D.; Baugh, Christopher W.; Im, Dana D.
- Abstract
The article presents a clinical case that highlights how physicians can improve the care of psychiatric patients in the emergency department (ED). A 30-year-old male with history of schizoaffective disorder is presented to the ED for intrusive command hallucinations to jump in front of a bus. It shows that psychiatric patients, awaiting placement to an inpatient psychiatric facility, deserve to be treated as soon as possible to alleviate their suffering.
- Subjects
MEDICAL quality control; HOSPITAL emergency services; QUALITY assurance; PSYCHIATRIC treatment
- Publication
Academic Emergency Medicine, 2022, Vol 29, Issue 12, p1512
- ISSN
1069-6563
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1111/acem.14586