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MeSH

Emergency Services, Psychiatric [N02.421.297.200]

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Activities

Psychiatric Emergency Service
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Objectives

Assess and manage other psychiatric emergencies/crises and acute presentations: toxidromes and withdrawal; overdoses: (e.g. TCA, acetaminophen); severe drug reactions: NMS, sertonin syndrome, dystonia; medical conditions with possible psychiatric presentation (e.g. catatonia, delirium)
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Knowledge of legal issues, the Mental Health Act and when to invoke it: risk to self and others, obligatory reporting; Use of Legal Certification Forms under the Mental Health Act; duty to warn, exceptions to requirement for consent; role of Community Treatment Orders (CTO); capacity and informed consent, right to refuse treatment, exceptions to requirement for consent.
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

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Emergency Medical Services [N02.421.297]

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