CAP30: Mental Health

 

The trainee will be able to evaluate the patient who presents with suicidal ideation, assess risk and formulate appropriate management plan.

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Mental Health in the Emergency Department (HST Teaching + Mini Sims)
Mental Health in the Emergency Department (HST Teaching + Mini Sims)

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.

Self-harm in A&E
Self-harm in A&E

In recent years A&E attendances for suicidal attempts have rocketed. It is now a daily occurrence to meet both children and adults in crisis needing our help. But are we prepared?

#SimBlog: Will you just hurry up!
#SimBlog: Will you just hurry up!

35-year-old male attending ED admitting to taking an overdose of amitriptyline. Very reluctant to talk, but when he does answer he's very obnoxious and keen to leave.

F2 Teaching Day (Aug)
F2 Teaching Day (Aug)

A round-up of key learning points from this month’s F2 teaching day. Topics include: Mental Health, Toxicology, Head Injury & End of Life care

Lightning Learning: Self-Harming Patients
Lightning Learning: Self-Harming Patients

When risk assessing mental health patients, don’t just think ABCDE... think PEPI and SLIPA!

Lightning Learning: HEEADSSS Assessment
Lightning Learning: HEEADSSS Assessment

HEEADSSS is a time-tested strategy for obtaining a Psychosocial Review of Systems (PROS) for adolescent patients with mental health concerns.

#SimBlog: Overdose in the Older Person
#SimBlog: Overdose in the Older Person

80-year-old female. Found unwell by relatives and slightly drowsy. Feeling low since husband died 6 months earlier. Hx of having taken OD.

#SimBlog: Ethylene Glycol Poisoning
#SimBlog: Ethylene Glycol Poisoning

Ethanol is not the only alcohol your patient can drink…

#SimBlog: Beta-blocker Overdose
#SimBlog: Beta-blocker Overdose

A 28-year-old presented having taken an unknown quantity of propranolol overnight. Found in a collapsed state in the assessment area.

Lightning Learning: Suicide Risk
Lightning Learning: Suicide Risk

Suicide risk assessment is hard, especially in the ED. However, the SAD PERSONS score can be helpful when taking a history.

Lightning Learning: Cardiac Arrest H's & T's
Lightning Learning: Cardiac Arrest H's & T's

Quick learning bites on EM topics.

#SimBlog: Co-codamol Overdose
#SimBlog: Co-codamol Overdose

31 y/o female, found unresponsive by her housemates. Empty packets of tablets in the room. She smells of alcohol.

#SimBlog: Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose
#SimBlog: Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose

15 y/o found unresponsive by his father. Has been struggling at school. Left a suicide note and was found next to some empty packets of his mother's tablets.

Lightning Learning: Capacity
Lightning Learning: Capacity

1.5% of Emergency Department (ED) attendances are from those with mental health issues.

 

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