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Resuscitation skills of psychiatric trainees

A suitable case for treatment?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Nick Kosky
Affiliation:
West Wimbledon Community Mental Health Team, Nelson Hospital, London SW20 8DB
Ken Spearpoint
Affiliation:
Dorcas House, St George's Hospital, Tooting, London SW17 0QT
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One of the most unpleasant things that can happen to the senior house officer or registrar on call alone in a psychiatric hospital is a “crash” call. He or she has to get to the patient, institute appropriate immediate management, arrange for disposal to a more suitable facility, and hand over to the responsible team. The problems facing the psychiatrist in this situation may be complicated by several factors, and these come under the following headings.

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Education and training
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