Pediatric Mental Health Pharmacology
Pediatric mental health treatment is increasingly reliant on pharmacological interventions, with implications for EMS providers in understanding behaviors, interventions, and drug toxicology.
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Pediatric mental health is a growing concern. The treatment of these disorders has seen a rapid growth in pharmacological interventions. During this course we will explore the current trends, with specific implications for EMS providers, including behaviors and interventions. The toxicology of common drugs will also be addressed with key signs, symptoms and interventions. In addition, detailed pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of central nervous system drugs will be presented, and we will expand on basic peripheral nervous system pharmacology typically encountered by the EMS ALS provider.
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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.