[Pre-hospital management of a psychiatric emergency]

Abstract

The pre-hospital care process of a patient presenting a psychiatric emergency involves many pre-hospital and hospital personnel. Identifying such high-risk situations, allowing an initial approach that is adjusted and authorises care are often very delicate moments. An adapted management, concerted within a network, allows the safety of the patient, his entourage and the interveners. These situations are characterised by their polymorphism with major constants: training, anticipation and knowledge of organisations.

Keywords: care process; organisation; parcours de soins; pre-hospital; préhospitalier; psychiatric emergency; urgence psychiatrique.