Behavioral Emergencies in Children
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Children can present with outrageous behaviors including temper tantrums, property destruction, aggression towards others, and flight. Parents and teachers are frequently unable to control children in these situations and may call for EMS assistance. These children may have diagnoses of autism, Asperger's, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, intermittent explosive disorder and bipolar disorder. The EMS response may differ slightly based upon these diagnoses. This program will discuss these diagnoses and appropriate interventions to help deescalate the situation and prepare the child for safe transport to an appropriate facility.
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W Lawrence (Larry) Daniels is the director of outpatient mental health services for the James Barry-Robinson Institute in Norfolk, Virginia. He is a pediatric nurse practitioner board certified in primary care and pediatric mental health. He currently has a personal patient load of over 700 youth that he sees for mental health conditions. He is serving his 50th year as an EMT and has 45 years as an ALS provider. Thirty of those were with Nansemond-Suffolk Volunteer Rescue Squad.
W Lawrence (Larry) Daniels is the director of outpatient mental health services for the James Barry-Robinson Institute in Norfolk, Virginia. He is a pediatric nurse practitioner board certified in primary care and pediatric mental health. He currently has a personal patient load of over 700 youth that he sees for mental health conditions. He is serving his 50th year as an EMT and has 45 years as an ALS provider. Thirty of those were with Nansemond-Suffolk Volunteer Rescue Squad.