30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues and the clock to see if you can top the Leaderboard!
30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues and the clock to see if you can top the Leaderboard!
This blog looks at the challenges that patients with Autism face in the emergency setting.
A 23-year-old male with autism, ADHD and prior self-harm presents with suicidal hallucinations. Initially cooperative, he later becomes agitated and violent, requiring urgent intervention for safety despite de-escalation attempts.
How will you manage your absconding patient with suicidal intent who has gone ‘absent without leave’?
How will you manage the absconding patient?
As emergency medicine clinicians you’ll be used to patients with behaviours that are really challenging. Did you know that there’s an actual definition of this?
How will you manage the absconding patient?
This month we discuss Guidelines in EM: Mental health | Ondansetron take home in paeds gastroenteritis | Diarrhea and rehydration