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| Describe indications of danger associated with response to behavioral emergencies |
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| Unusual strength and endurance, tolerance of pain, agitation, hostility, frenzied behaviour and hot diaphoretic skin, unusual speech |
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| Discuss the underlying physical and psychological causes of behavioral emergencies |
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| low blood sugar in a diabetic, hypoxia, inadequate blood flow to the brain, |
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| Describe the focus of assessment and history taking for patients who have behavioral emergencies |
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| Scene safety is huge, focus on a patients past and whether they were diagnosed with a past history of behavioral problems. |
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| Describe risk factors associated with suicide and violence toward others |
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| history of depression, feeling of hopelessness blah blah |
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| Discuss basic principles related to the assessment and management of patients with behavioral emergencies |
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| every person has limitations, each person has a right to his feelings, each person has more ability to cope with crisis than he might think, everyones feels some emotional disturbance when involved in a disaster or when injured, emotional injury is just as real as physical, people who have been through a crisis do not just get better, cultural differences have special meaning when you are called to intervene in behavioral emergencies. |
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| Recognize indications of attempted suicide during scene size up and behavioral problems |
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| injuries or medical conditions related to suicide attempt, dont accept rapid recoveries, be specific in actions |
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| Recognize indications for physical restraint of a patient and follow principles of safe physical restraint of patient |
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| Restrain if they are a harm to self or others |
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| a mental and physiological state of arousal usually characterized by extreme strength and endurance, tolerance to pain, hostility, and hyperactive behavior, also called excited delirium |
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| a state of painful uneasiness |
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| wide swings between depression and elation, manic-depressive disorder |
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| deep feelings of sadness, worthlessness, and discouragement |
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| padded soft leather or cloth straps used to tie a patient down to keep him from hurting himself or others |
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| a highly exaggerated or unwarranted mistrust or suspiciousness |
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| an irrational fear of specific things, places, or situations |
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| a state of delusion in which a person is out of touch with reality |
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| the minimum amount of force required to keep a patient from injuring himself or others |
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| a group of mental disorders characterized by distortions of speech and thought, delusions, hallucinations, social withdrawal, and lack of emotional expressiveness |
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| a willful act designed to end one's own life |
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