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Case # 9 FLASHBACK
69yo male experiencing disturbed sleep, claustrophobia, intrusive images, olfactory and auditory hallucinations after a 4th of July barbecue 2 weeks prior. Reports having a difficult childhood. Broke into a home at 17 stealing food out of a fridge and was confronted by an armed owner whom he wrestled and shot dead with owners firearm. Home…
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Case #8 Domestic Violence
Medically cleared 34yo Palestinian female referred by attending nurse due to #domesticviolence Chief Cx: She reports she was assaulted by spouse who violated restraining order. Three supportive teenage sons present and refusing to leave room. All report homeland security deported their father and he snuck back into the country via contacts in Michigan who told him…
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Case #7 TBI
Inpatient nurse requests crisis assessment for 63yo divorced father who just woke up from a coma after a suicide attempt. Case Hx: Clear medical hx. No mental health hx or known prior attempts. Method of injury: Friend found pt unconscious in car that was running inside pt’s garage. Suicide note found on scene, saying goodbye…
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Case #6 Stuck
Medically clear 10yo male in room 7. Chief Cx: Nurse reports child became stuck in the skunk cabbage mud down by the creek last night and was finally found by older brothers who called FD who were able to extract him at 6am. Mother consents to child being interviewed. She and siblings are requested to…