More Mental Health Patients in ERs.... Why?
Show: 911: Emergency Talk Radio - brought to you by ACEP
Guest(s)
Dr. Eric Lavonas
Topic
Psych Patients in the Emergency Department
Topic Info
Emergency care is already overburdened. Many emergency physicians have been seeing an increase in the amount of mental health/psychiatric cases in their Eds. What is being seen? Why is this happening? Our expert will be on to explain.
Guest Info
Dr. Eric Lavonas is an emergency physician at Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. He’s also the associate director of the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, and an expert in carbon monoxide poisoning. Dr. Lavonas is also an ACEP spokesperson.
Website
Host
Dr. Leigh Vinocur
Original Air Date
1 / 2 / 2012
