Category: Crisis Mental Health
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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…
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Case #2 Make My Day
My first civil detainment: Chief Cx: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) reports having an 83yo Schizophrenic resident who was found in a neighbors home screaming at the owners, “Get out of my House!”.They report a decline in behaviors over the last two weeks which include scaring young trick or treaters, throwing food at other fragile residents…