Category Archives: mental-health

Factors associated with paediatric and adolescent Emergency Department presentations involving acute behavioural disturbance events

Factors associated with paediatric and adolescent Emergency Department presentations involving acute behavioural disturbance events — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9291891/

Outcomes Associated with Lower Doses of Ketamine by Emergency Medical Services for Profound Agitation

Outcomes Associated with Lower Doses of Ketamine by Emergency Medical Services for Profound Agitation — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8463066/

Ketamine for the acute treatment of severe suicidal ideation: double blind, randomised placebo controlled trial | The BMJ

Ketamine for the acute treatment of severe suicidal ideation: double blind, randomised placebo controlled trial | The BMJ — Read on http://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj-2021-067194

Efficacy of ketamine for initial control of acute agitation in the emergency department: A randomized study – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Efficacy of ketamine for initial control of acute agitation in the emergency department: A randomized study – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine — Read on http://www.ajemjournal.com/article/S0735-6757(20)30241-2/pdf

Pacific Island Playlist 5: Mental Health | Coda Change

From #SMACC2019, the incredible Jess Morton speaks candidly about her own mental health journey. Eliminating the stigma that surrounds mental health starts with us as healthcare professionals. — Read on codachange.org/coda-change/pacific-island-playlist-5-mental-health/

How a doctor’s suicide broke the silence – Conversations – ABC Radio

Gastroenterologist Andrew Bryant’s active, social and positive exterior gave no hint of the depression he was suffering. Days after his tragic death his wife Susan wrote an email making it clear she and her adult children were not ashamed of the way he died. It went viral (CW: suicide) — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/doctors-suicide-susan-bryant-andrew-bryant/13335414

Use of intramuscular ketamine by paramedics in the management of severely agitated patients – Bernard – – Emergency Medicine Australasia – Wiley Online Library

Use of intramuscular ketamine by paramedics in the management of severely agitated patients – Bernard – – Emergency Medicine Australasia – Wiley Online Library — Read on onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1742-6723.13755

Managing a combative patient in-flight | AirMed&Rescue

What happens when a patient becomes violent, combative, and could potentially become a danger to themselves and/or to the flight crew? Amy Gallagher interviewed a diverse network of air ambulance corporations, organisations and academic professionals who shared their practices, policies and procedures in managing a combative patient during air transport — Read on http://www.airmedandrescue.com/latest/long-read/managing-combative-patient-flight