Based at the University Hospitals of Leicester, we serve the educational needs of healthcare practitioners in Acute & Emergency Medicine across the East Midlands, UK
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What to do when patients are refusing life-saving treatment.
35-year-old patient with a fracture dislocation of the ankle, with no pedal pulse.
You enter the cubicle and the patient is gone... what would you do?
Suicide risk assessment is hard, especially in the ED. However, the SAD PERSONS score can be helpful when taking a history.
1.5% of Emergency Department (ED) attendances are from those with mental health issues.
