Treating Autistic Patients in the Urgent Care Setting

Treating Autistic Patients in the Urgent Care Setting

Urgent message: As the number of patients with autism spectrum disorders continues to increase, it is important that urgent care providers proactively educate themselves about how best to provide acute care for these individuals. ELIZABETH MANGONE and JOHN SHUFELDT, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP A 14-year-old autistic male presents with both parents. The patient is non-verbal and hypersensitive to touch. The parents state that he was stung by a bee and seems to be having respiratory …

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