Anger, Hostility, And Violent Behavior: Emergencies
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Emergencies
Do you have any of the following symptoms that require emergency treatment? Call 911 or other emergency services immediately.
- A plan to harm another person that includes any of the following:
- You have the means, such as weapons, available to harm another person.
- You have set a time and place to harm another person.
- A plan to commit suicide that includes any of the following:
- You have the means available, such as weapons or medicines.
- You have set a time and place to commit suicide.
- You think there is no other way to solve the problem or end the pain.
- Anger that occurs with chest pain that is crushing, squeezing, or feels like a heavy weight on the chest or that occurs with any other symptoms of a heart attack
| Last updated: | January 18, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine, William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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