Abstract

Background In recent years, Emergency Departments (ED) have reported a growing number of patients with mental health (MH) related presentations: often this condition is not recognized or not properly treated. Triage nurses are pivotal to the early detection and management of MH problems. The rapid assessment of MH presentations at triage requires skill, knowledge, experience and confidence. One of the more complex aspects of triage is suicide risk assessment. This study provides an overview of the …

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