Hospitalization

The Ethics of Involuntary Hospitalization

hospitalization, ethics, suicidal treatment 1. Introduction In my previous position as a psychiatric social worker in emergency rooms (ERs), I fre-quently faced ethical dilemmas regarding the in-voluntary hospitalization of suicidal, homicidal, or reality-impaired individuals. My decisions regard-ing whether to hospitalize patients involuntarily or

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Reporting COVID-19 Fatalities and In-Patient ...

hospitalization or fatality that occurs at any time after a work-related incident (i.e., exposure). Under 1904.39, employers are only required to report fatalities that occur within 30 days of the work-related incident and in-patient hospitalizations that

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FACT SHEET: STEPS TO TAKE BEFORE HOSPITALIZATION 1. …

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An Overview of Outpatient and Inpatient Detoxification

Vol. 22, No. 1, 1998 45 Disadvantages of Outpatient Detoxification Among the drawbacks associated with outpatient detoxification is the increased risk of relapse resulting

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Fact Sheet Older Adult Falls

Percent of older adults who reported a fall. All adults, aged 65 and over, are at risk for a fall. Older adults more likely to fall include females, those 85 and …

The COVID-19 Log

E M E R G E N C Y T E M P O R A R Y S T A N D A R D The COVID-19 Log OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requires employers to establish