Suicide Risk in Urgent Care: The Question That Saved a 22-Year-Old's Life

A 22-year-old male comes into urgent care with a boxer fracture after punching a wall.

It should have been routine.

Until one suicide assessment question changed everything.

In this episode, John Bielinski breaks down:

• How to assess suicide risk in urgent care and emergency medicine

• The critical follow-up question that reveals an organized plan

• The SAD PERSONS mnemonic explained

• Documentation tips to protect against medical malpractice

• What "duty to warn" means for clinicians

• Why "No SI, No HI" isn't enough

If you practice urgent care, emergency medicine, primary care, or hospital medicine — this episode will sharpen your suicide screening, documentation, and risk management skills immediately.

Real case. Real lessons. Real protection — for your patients and your license.

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