Addressing the needs of family and law enforcement in the ER.

"Hopkins" / ABC Podcast

Arjun Chanmugam, M.D., director of education for Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine, discusses how emergency room staff often must address not only the immediate medical needs of the patient, but also the needs of the patient's family and law enforcement.

This discussion is based on an episode in the six-part documentary program called "Hopkins" that airs on the ABC Television Network.  For more details on the the show, visit:  http://hopkins.abcnews.com

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Program notes: 

0:22   Patients that come into the emergency department
1:17   Patient may need protective custody
2:10   Think in longitudinal fashion but act in parallel
3:13   Juxtaposing forensic needs
4:11   Help us determine the trajectory of the gun
5:03   May be too embarassed to talk to their family
6:00   Knowing where patients go afterward
6:30   End

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