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re: ER Doc says assaults against doctors and medical pros on the rise
Posted on 5/1/19 at 9:07 am to Oilfieldbiology
Posted on 5/1/19 at 9:07 am to Oilfieldbiology
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What can be done to curb the psych patient problem?
Separate mental health ERs. Otherwise, the LEOs have nowhere to bring them. Chabert in Houma has one. Basically a holding area until a bed opens up in an inpatient facility somewhere. But if those beds never open up and they have calmed down, they have to be discharged by law @ 23hrs and 59 minutes...but most are held for as long as reasonably possible because there is nowhere to put them
This post was edited on 5/1/19 at 9:14 am
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Posted on 5/1/19 at 3:48 pm to Duckhammer_77
Its not always a psych problem though. It can be neuro injury, dementia, hell even a UTI. Confusion can result in a fearful yet violent pt. A psych ER would not help much with that. Also the violence doesn't stop in the ER. Floors, units, procedure areas and even radiology deal with these issues.
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