Medical experience as an influencing parameter in emergency medical care for psychiatric emergencies: retrospective analysis of a multicenter survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prehospital care of psychiatric patients often relies on the medical experience of prehospital emergency physicians (PHEPs). The psychiatrists (PSs) involved in the further treatment of psychiatric patients also often rely on their experience. Furthermore, the interaction between PHEPs and PSs is characterized by interaction problems and different approaches in the prehospital care of the psychiatric emergency.

Objectives

To analyze the phenomenon of "medical experience" as a cause of possible interaction-related problems and assess its impact on the prehospital decision-making process between prehospital emergency physicians and psychiatrists.

Methods

The retrospective data analysis was conducted between November 2022 and March 2023. Medical experience was

SUBMITTER: Schick B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10517561 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature