[Psychiatric emergencies in the prehospital setting : interprofessional models].
Revue Medicale Suisse · 2026-08-19 · Other / unclear
Abstract
Psychiatric prehospital emergencies account for an increasing proportion and involve multiple professional disciplines. Faced with a population with somatic, psychiatric, and social challenges, various interprofessional models have been developed to improve care, limit coercion, and reduce the burden on emergency departments. They operate at different levels: upstream triage by emergency call centers, multidisciplinary co-response combining law enforcement, emergency services, and mental health, or integration of psychiatric expertise within a prehospital team with/without systematic police involvement. These different models converge towards fewer involuntary hospitalizations, less police involvement, and patient orientation that is better suited.
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Fire service & police · Interagency collaboration · Implementation
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