[The nurse within emergency medical-psychological units]

Rémy Darbon; Catherine Dalphin; Nathalie Prieto; Éric Cheucle

doi:10.1016/j.revinf.2017.02.005

[The nurse within emergency medical-psychological units]

Rev Infirm. 2017 Apr;66(230):23-25. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2017.02.005.

[Article in French]

Authors

Rémy Darbon¹, Catherine Dalphin¹, Nathalie Prieto², Éric Cheucle¹

Affiliations

¹ Cellule d'urgence médico-psychologique, SAMU, Hôpital Édouard-Herriot, 69437 Lyon Cedex 07, France.
² Cellule d'urgence médico-psychologique, SAMU, Hôpital Édouard-Herriot, 69437 Lyon Cedex 07, France. Electronic address: nathalie.prieto@chu-lyon.fr.

PMID: 28366253
DOI: 10.1016/j.revinf.2017.02.005

Abstract

The growing recognition of post-traumatic stress disorders and the need to intervene early justifies the creation of emergency medical-psychological units. The nurse has a major role to play within these teams.

Keywords: attentat; cellule d’urgence médico-psychologique; emergency medical-psychological unit; psychological care; soin psychique; terrorist attack; trauma; traumatisme.

MeSH terms

Emergency Service, Hospital*
Emergency Services, Psychiatric*
Humans
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / nursing*