Depressed, Demented and Delirious: Now What? Managing Geriatric Psychiatric Emergencies

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You've been dispatched to the locked dementia unit of the local assisted living facility for a new resident who has eloped multiple times in the week since he arrived. He refuses to cooperate and is becoming increasingly combative. This presentation will discuss management and treatment strategies for common geriatric psychiatric emergencies. We'll work through a number of scenarios and discuss both Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support options.