Prehospital behavioral emergencies and crisis response /
Polk, Dwight A.
Mitchell, Jeffrey T.
Gulli, Benjamin.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Sudbury, Mass. ; London : Jones and Bartlett Pub.,
c2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Vital views : the importance of crisis and behavioral emergencies training -- Crisis intervention principles for prehospital personnel -- Assessment in the prehospital environment -- Responding to the emotional crisis -- Assisting large groups -- Emergency response to violent events -- Suicide : an extraordinary case of violence -- Supporting victims of death related crises -- Crisis intervention in disasters and other large-scale incidents -- Developmental disorders diagnosed in infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- Delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorders -- Substance-related disorders -- Psychosis and schizophrenia -- Mood episodes and disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- Dissociative disorders -- Eating disorders -- Sleep disorders -- Personality disorders -- Sustaining staff.
Psychiatric emergencies.
Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
Emergency medical services.