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Originally Posted by AlexMack
That is terminology I am unaware of but I am sure that is indeed something we can do that we use different jargon for.
Up here we call the involuntary psych hold a section 12. I am also compelled to point out that the only form of drug-testing we can do on scene is with narcan, which obviously doesn't count. We can only draw bloods for the hospital labs to test, in this case, stat.
Either way, we are prepared with soft restraints and our biggest paramedic.
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Thanks Alex,
I'm okay with the stuff. Currently, at GC Hospital, we are working on the Californian psych rules-based medicine and there is a 72 hour involuntary hold as justified by Dr. Epchick and Dr. Velocity. My call is the patient is a danger to others as by her threats to do harm. Also patient is unruly and unkempt, suggestive of a 3rd tier delusional schizophrenic episode. I need a 50 mg of haloperidol I.V. with 0.9% full bag saline drip for a nice van ride.
Alex--She may need gagging... I am hitting my exhaustion by being on call for this case... Can you tell me when your folks are ready for the transfer?
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