What forced hospitalization feels like in New York City, as Mayor Adams pushes for more
gothamist.comSubmitted by psychothumbs t3_zazqf0 in nyc
Grass8989 t1_iypnqu2 wrote
Reply to comment by SolitaryMarmot in What forced hospitalization feels like in New York City, as Mayor Adams pushes for more by psychothumbs
Yea it’s called a standing order, that a doctor orders upon evaluation of a patient. You don’t walk into the ER and the nurses take it upon themselves to sedate you.
ChrisFromLongIsland t1_iyr8ogk wrote
Yes maybe there are doctors in the ER that might have some experience with psych patients and can order medication in a few seconds. The nurses are experienced enough as they deal with this every single day to have the medication drawn up before the doctor orders it and wait for the order so the whole process takes most no time.
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