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Last week we delivered our revised HST teaching day focused on mental health-related presentations in the ED. This blog contains a full teaching package needed to run an enjoyable training day.
Acute confusion could be a sign of Red Flag Sepsis (RFS), particularly in younger patients. If you suspect that a patient has infection combined with acute confusion, the ‘Sepsis Six’ care bundle should be considered as a time-critical intervention.
Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening drug-induced condition caused by increased serotonergic activity in the brain's synaptic clefts.
Delirium is greatly under-detected in the ED. 1/3 of cases are preventable and twice as likely to die than non-delirious patients.
A 78-year-old man feeling non-specifically unwell for a few days. 1 day of headaches and intermittently confused.
73-year-old male with who had a head injury 2 weeks ago now presents with 1 day history of confusion and difficulty walking.
1.5% of Emergency Department (ED) attendances are from those with mental health issues.
