Intoxicated, suicidal patient was brought to the ED by the police for observation overnight. Patient took 100 Klonopin while on suicide watch in the ED. Keeping an at-risk patient safe is a challenge for an ED, as the following cases indicate: Suicidal patients are evaluated and often held for observation in the ED. Although suicides, suicide attempts, and patient self-harm should be reported as Infrastructure Failures, facilities have reported them and their near-miss counterparts to the Patient Safety Authority (PSA). PA-PSRS has received several reports of patient suicide attempts, failed searches of suicidal patients’ possessions, and elopements of suicidal patients from emergency departments (ED). Emergency Department Management of the Suicidal Patient
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