Prehospital Behavioral Emergencies and Crisis Response

by American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS); Polk, Dwight A.; Mitchell, Jeffrey T.

• ISBN13: 9780763751203
• ISBN10: 0763751200
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-23
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

Prehospital Behavioral Emergencies and Crisis Response was designed to complement Jones and Bartlett’s Continuing Education series. This resource educates readers on the crisis and behavioral health issues of patients in the prehospital environment. Separated into three parts, coverage includes: the acute behavioral crisis, chronic mental health issues, and prehospital response. Prehospital Behavioral Emergencies and Crisis Response simplifies various types of diagnosed mental disorders such as mood, personality, eating, and sleeping, as well as schizophrenia and psychosis. This is a great resource for continuing education courses and is also appropriate for any basic, intermediate, or paramedic prehospital provider course.

Table of Contents

Chapter1 Vital Views: The Importance of Crisis and Behavioral Emergencies Training
Chapter2 Crisis Intervention Principles of Prehospital Personnel
Chapter3 Assessment in the Prehospital Environment
Chapter4 Responding to the Emotional Crisis
Chapter5 Assisting Large Groups
Chapter6 Emergency Response to Violent Events
Chapter7 Suicide: An Extraordinary Case of Violence
Chapter8 Supporting Victims of Death-Related Crises
Chapter9 Crisis Intervention in Disasters and Other large-Scale Incidents
Chapter10 Developmental Disorders Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
Chapter11 Delirium, Menemtia, and Amnestic Disorders
Chapter12 Substance-Related Disorders
Chapter13 Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Chapter14 Mood Episodes and Disorders
Chapter15 Anxiety Disorders
Chapter16 Dissociative Disorders
Chapter17 Eating Disorders
Chapter18 Sleep Disorders
Chapter19 Personality Disorders
Chapter20 Sustaining Staff