Citation

Lutwak N. Acad. Emerg. Med. 2018; 25(3): 370-371.

Affiliation

Psychiatry, Emergency Services, VA New York Harbor Healthcare Center, New York, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/acem.13349

PMID

29150965

Abstract

Recently the wife of an octogenarian suffering from dementia brought her husband to the emergency department stating, "I can't take care of him anymore. He is becoming more aggressive. I thought he was going to set our house on fire last night". She recounted finding her husband in the kitchen at the range turning the dials. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Language: en