Sleep Problems, Age 12 And Older: 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.
- Severe depression with a plan for committing suicide that includes all of the following:
- Having the means, such as weapons or medicines, available to commit suicide or do harm to another person
- Having set a time and place to commit suicide
- Thinking there is no other way to solve the problem or end the pain
| Last updated: | January 12, 2007 |
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| Author: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry |
| Editors: | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC, Tracy Landauer |
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