| Front | What is a psychiatric emergency? |
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| Back | This is an emergency in which abnormal behavior threatens a person's own health and safety or the health and safety of another person, for example when a person becomes suicidal, homicidal, or has a psychotic episode. |
Tags: 20, emergencies, psychiatric
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