ED patient's suicide is wake-up call: are you putting psychiatric patients at risk?
Psychiatric patients require expedited care, quiet areas, and other measures to reduce risks. Restraint use can be reduced by having staff attend a training course. Remember that a psychiatric patient's triage status may change, so monitor for worsening agitation or anxiety. Avoid placing psychiatric patients in a remote area, since they need continuous observation.
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000592:standards*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D019370:Observation; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D012308:Risk Management; D014218:Triage / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D000092864:Suicide Prevention