Development of a pre-hospital emergencies protocol for the management of suicidal patients in Iran

Abstract Background Suicide is a painful consequence of many psychiatric disorders and one of the most frequent psychiatric emergencies. Generally, pre-hospital technician is the first person in the treatment chain who attends the situation; hence, his/her sound clinical judgment and professional be...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Shirzad, Shakiba Gholamzad, Maisam Shafiee, Seyed Vahid Shariat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00437-z