Evaluation of an emergency department educational campaign for recognition of suicidal patients

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-50

  Currier, Glenn W ^a   Litts, David ^b   Walsh, Patrick ^a   Schneider, Sandra ^a   Richardson, Thomas ^a   Grant, William ^c   Triner, Wayne ^d   Robak, Nancy ^d   Moscati, Ronald ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Suicide Prevention Resource Center   (United States)

^c State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^d ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Psychiatric emergency; Staff training; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BASED EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84857846900     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2011.6.6803     Document Type: Article

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