Government Emergency Intervention in Private Contracts in Times of COVID-19: A User’s Guide

Laryngeal aspergillosis is most commonly seen as a secondary infection that spreads from the lungs and tracheobronchial tree. Primary invasive aspergillosis of the larynx is rare and most likely seen in an immunocompromised patient. We present a case of a 59-year-old woman who presented with progressive dysphonia and subsequently acute stridor. She is a non-smoker with a recent diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia. Fibreoptic nasendoscopy revealed a left sided vocal cord lesion ball valving into the glottic space. Histology taken during emergency debulking confirmed Aspergillus fumigatus and the patient was successfully treated with intravenous antifungals. Although there are cases of primary laryngeal aspergillosis discussed in the literature, to the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case to have caused acute airway distress requiring emergency intervention.

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Introduction

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199352722.013.43 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Phillip Kleespies

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Crisis Intervention ◽

Suicide Risk ◽

The Elderly ◽

Integrative Approach ◽

Emergency Intervention ◽

Interpersonal Victimization ◽

Behavioral Emergencies ◽

Psychological Risks

This book is about behavioral emergencies and the association between interpersonal victimization and subsequent suicidality and/or risk for violence toward others. Section I focuses on the differences between behavioral crises and behavioral emergencies and presents an integrative approach to crisis intervention and emergency intervention. Section II discusses the evaluation of suicide risk, risk of violence, and risk of interpersonal victimization in children and adolescents. Sections III and IV explore behavioral emergencies with adults and the elderly, while Section V deals with certain conditions or behaviors that may either need to be differentiated from a behavioral emergency, or understood as relevant to possibly heightening risk. Section VI describes treatments for patients with recurrent or ongoing risks, and Section VII is devoted to legal, ethical, and psychological risks faced by clinicians who work with patients who might be at risk to themselves or others.

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Psychological crisis and emergency intervention for frontline critical care workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Journal of Clinical Nursing ◽

10.1111/jocn.16050 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Macarena Gálvez‐Herrer ◽

Gemma Via‐Clavero ◽

José Antonio Ángel‐Sesmero ◽

Gabriel Heras‐La Calle

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Emergency Intervention ◽

Care Workers

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Suicide Risk Assessment with Combat Veterans—Part II

Handbook of Military and Veteran Suicide ◽

10.1093/med:psych/9780199873616.003.0008 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 89-102

Author(s):

Phillip M. Kleespies ◽

Abby Adler ◽

Christopher G. AhnAllen

Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Suicide Risk ◽

Combat Veterans ◽

Outpatient Basis ◽

Combat Experience ◽

Emergency Intervention ◽

Suicide Risk Factors ◽

Per Se ◽

Suicidal Patients

The evidence for combat experience per se as a risk factor for suicide is reviewed in this chapter. The chapter discusses assessing the risk of suicide with combat veterans with a particular emphasis on suicide risk factors associated with combat-related PTSD. A controversy about whether combat-related PTSD actually is a risk factor for suicide is reviewed. In conducting a risk assessment with veterans, clinicians are encouraged to be sensitive to issues of particular relevance to veterans who have experienced combat. Finally, the chapter offers suggestions for the management of suicide risk, including comments on when and how suicidal patients can be managed on an outpatient basis and when an emergency intervention might be needed.

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