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Psychiatric Emergencies Part 1
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Sep 10, 2014
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Podcast episode
Description
Today's episode is another installment in the EM Basic Project. Dr. Sheyna Gifford took on the task of interviewing Dr. Les Zun, a nationally known speaker on the topic of psychiatric emergencies. While we did an episode on psychiatric medical screening before, this episode will focus on some of the tougher situations we encounter in the ED. For example- What do we do about the patient who is depressed but not suicidal? How do we calm down agitated patients without reaching for medications? These are tough questions but Dr. Zun goes througha methodical way of thinking about these issues and offers some real world practical advice that you can use on your next shift.
Released:
Sep 10, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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