@article{ref1,
title="Usual care for Emergency Department patients who present with suicide risk: a survey of hospital procedures in Washington state",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2019",
author="Zhou, Eric and Decou, Christopher R. and Stuber, Jennifer and Rowhani-Rahbar, Ali and Kume, Kosuke and Rivara, Frederick P.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-13",
abstract="Hospital Emergency Departments (EDs) are important settings for the implementation of effective suicide-specific care. Usual care for suicidal patients who present to EDs remains under-studied. This study surveyed EDs in Washington State to assess the adoption of written procedures for recommended standards of care for treating suicidality. Most (N = 79, 84.9%) of the 93 EDs in Washington State participated. Most (n = 58, 73.4%) hospitals had a written protocol for suicide risk assessment, but half (n = 42, 53.2%) did not include documentation of access to lethal means. There was evidence of an association between patient volume and the adoption of suicide-specific protocols and procedures. Our findings suggest the need to enhance the adoption and implementation of recommended standard care in this setting.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2019.1635932",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2019.1635932"
}