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Inclusion Health in the ED

Inclusion Health

RCEM Best Practice Guideline – Summary

Organisational Standards

Documentation Standards

Challenges for Homeless Patients

Clinical Assessment and Risk Stratification

Brief Alcohol Assessment

Brief Drug Assessment

Managing difficult behaviour

Discharging Patients from ED

Frequent Attenders, Re-Attenders and those who leave before completion of treatment

Inclusion Health in the ED – Post Test

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Inclusion Health in the ED – Post Test

Inclusion Health in the ED
Inclusion Health in the ED – Post Test

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Question 1 of 5

1. Question

Which of the following is true in relation to homelessness?

There is estimated to be 100,000 homeless people in the UK
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People who sleep on friends’ sofas are not homeless
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Homeless people rarely suffer medical problems
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Homeless patients who self-discharge do not need to be referred to the local housing authority
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Homeless women have almost 12 times increased mortality
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Question 2 of 5

2. Question

Which of the following are barriers to healthcare for inclusion health groups?

Low literacy levels
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Outreach medical services
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Language barriers
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Stigma
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Mental health problems
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3. Question

Which of the following domains are assessed in the CIWA-Ar score?

Shortness of breath
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Tremor
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Hallucinations
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Chest pain
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Vomiting
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4. Question

Regarding inpatient admission, which of the following is true?

Homeless patients are admitted more often than the general population
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Homeless patients are unlikely to self-discharge once admitted
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Homeless patients have a shorter length of stay than the general population
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The threshold for admission should be higher for homeless patients
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Homelessness is a reason for admission regardless of the presenting complaint
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Question 5 of 5

5. Question

In relation to difficult behaviour in the ED, which of the following is true?

Childhood trauma is not common in the homeless population
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Patients self-discharge because they want to waste our time
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Putting boundaries in place and maintaining them is not helpful
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Trying to understand their problem can help defuse the situation
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Patients who are self-discharging do not require a capacity assessment
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8 Comments

Dr Sartaj Khan May 7, 2022 at 10:42 pm

New and interesting topic for ed

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Saeed Ahmad May 24, 2022 at 9:55 pm

good revision

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Dr Ambrose Uzoma Okeke June 12, 2022 at 4:47 pm

Mind-blowing expository on inclusion health. Worth sharing with colleagues.

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Dr Sufyan Abdelrahim Mohamed Mohamed Khair July 18, 2022 at 8:44 pm

Nice one.

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Mahmood Hassan September 5, 2022 at 9:32 am

nice topic

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Dr Muhammad Yasir September 16, 2022 at 7:08 pm

excellent article

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Dr Hussam Yousif Mohamed Abdelmalik March 21, 2025 at 5:26 am

Thank you so much.

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Ms Kirsty Lyon-Taylor February 20, 2026 at 3:47 pm

Very useful summary thank you.

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