Manic-depressive illness Perseveration Somatoform disorder Medication Personality disorders Stereotyped movements noncompliance Phobias Substance abuse Mental status examination Phobic disorders Substance dependence (MSE) Posttraumatic stress Substance intoxication Mood disorders disorder (PTSD) Substance use Mutism Pressure of speech Suicide Neologisms Psychiatric emergency Tangential thinking Neurotic disorders psychosis Thought broadcasting Organic brain syndrome Psychotropic drugs Thought insertion Overt behavior Schizophrenia Thought withdrawal disorder Simple phobia Violent behavior Objectives: DOT Objectives EMS Education Standards Distinguish between normal and abnormal Understand, demonstrate, and discuss the assessment findings with principles of behavior. anatomy, physiology, epidemiology, Discuss the pathophysiology of behavioral pathophysiology psychosocial impact, emergencies. presentations, prognosis and management of a Discuss appropriate measures to ensure the patient with a psychiatric emergency or safety of the patient, Paramedic, and others. disorder to include: Identify techniques for a physical assessment Acute psychosis in a patient with behavioral problems. Agitated delirium Describe therapeutic interviewing techniques Cognitive disorders for gathering information from a patient with Thought disorders a behavioral emergency. Mood disorders List factors that may indicate a patient is at Neurotic disorders increased risk for suicide. Substance-related disorders/addictive Describe circumstances in which relatives, behavior bystanders, and others should be removed Somatoform disorders from the scene. Factitious disorders Describe medical/ legal considerations for Fastidious disorders Impulse control disorders managing a patient with a behavioral Personality disorders emergency. Suicide List situations in which the Paramedic is Patterns of violence/abuse/neglect expected to transport a patient against his Organic psychoses will. Discuss and consider assessment findings for Describe methods of restraint that may be patients with psychiatric conditions such as: necessary in managing a patient with a Mental status exam behavioral emergency. Physiological changes Formulate a field impression based on the Medical/social history assessment findings for patients with Consider if patient is danger to self behavioral emergencies. and/or others Develop a patient management plan based on Consider medical causes of crises. the field impression for patients with Discuss and demonstrate the provision of behavioral emergencies. empathetic and respectful management of the psychiatric patient through:
Manic-depressive illness Medication noncompliance Mental status examination (MSE) Mood disorders Mutism Neologisms Neurotic disorders Organic brain syndrome Overt behavior disorder Perseveration Personality disorders Phobias Phobic disorders Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Pressure of speech Psychiatric emergency psychosis Psychotropic drugs Schizophrenia Simple phobia Somatoform disorder Stereotyped movements Substance abuse Substance dependence Substance intoxication Substance use Suicide Tangential thinking Thought broadcasting Thought insertion Thought withdrawal Violent behavior Objectives: DOT Objectives EMS Education Standards Distinguish between normal and abnormal behavior. Discuss the pathophysiology of behavioral emergencies. Discuss appropriate measures to ensure the safety of the patient, Paramedic, and others. Identify techniques for a physical assessment in a patient with behavioral problems. Describe therapeutic interviewing techniques for gathering information from a patient with a behavioral emergency. List factors that may indicate a patient is at increased risk for suicide. Describe circumstances in which relatives, bystanders, and others should be removed from the scene. Describe medical/ legal considerations for managing a patient with a behavioral emergency. List situations in which the Paramedic is expected to transport a patient against his will. Describe methods of restraint that may be necessary in managing a patient with a behavioral emergency. Formulate a field impression based on the assessment findings for patients with behavioral emergencies. Develop a patient management plan based on the field impression for patients with behavioral emergencies. Understand, demonstrate, and discuss the assessment findings with principles of anatomy, physiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology psychosocial impact, presentations, prognosis and management of a patient with a psychiatric emergency or disorder to include: Acute psychosis Agitated delirium Cognitive disorders Thought disorders Mood disorders Neurotic disorders Substance-related disorders/addictive behavior Somatoform disorders Factitious disorders Fastidious disorders Impulse control disorders Personality disorders Suicide Patterns of violence/abuse/neglect Organic psychoses Discuss and consider assessment findings for patients with psychiatric conditions such as: Mental status exam Physiological changes Medical/social history Consider if patient is danger to self and/or others Consider medical causes of crises. Discuss and demonstrate the provision of empathetic and respectful management of the psychiatric patient through: