Jan 05 2021
Does Suicide Screening in Triage Even Work?
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Suicide screening in the ED had extremely poor diagnostic accuracy for predicting subsequent suicide within a month, with a sensitivity of just 18%.
Nov 06 2020
Help for Your COVID Fear, Grief, Anxiety, and Depression
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It’s OK to get support and seek out help for your own mental health during this public health crisis. There is no shame.
Oct 30 2020
RCT – Droperidol, Ziprasidone, and Lorazepam Walk Into a Bar…
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Droperidol 5mg IM was a safe, rapid way to sedate agitated patients and was more effective than IM ziprasidone 10 or 20mg and lorazepam 2mg.
Sep 28 2020
ACEP Opioid Policy Statement
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This is an ACEP Clinical Policy statement to address four key questions about opioid use in the ED.
Sep 10 2020
PNES – Increased Mortality from Pseudoseizure?
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Patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizure (PNES) had 2.5 times greater mortality than the general population, many of them by suicide.
Jun 01 2020
Ketamine – Safe Takedown for Agitated Patients
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For patients with combative agitation, ketamine resulted in more rapid and efficacious sedation compared to a combination of haloperidol and lorazepam. In addition, ketamine was not associated with significantly increased risk of serious adverse events.
May 11 2020
Anorexia Nervosa – More Dangerous Than You Think
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Anorexia nervosa is a common condition, with a high mortality rate. This will help you spot signs of severe illness, when to get labs and ECG, and when to admit.
Apr 24 2020
Reducing the Psychological Impact of Quarantine
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Many negative, even delayed psychological effects of quarantine have been described. We will discuss ways to mitigate these effects.
Apr 14 2020
Heroes in Crisis – Emergency Responders Need A Hand
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A hospital-based trauma center may be the ideal safe place for community emergency responders to get the mental health assistance they need related to the emotional trauma associated with their work.
Mar 31 2020
Mortality Risk After Naloxone
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Patients who have out-of-hospital opioid overdose reversal with naloxone have a 13-fold increase in one-year mortality compared to the general population.