Prehospital behavioral emergencies and crisis response

ISBN: 9780763751203
ISBN: 0763751200
Physical Description: print xiv, 295 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Publisher: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Pub., c2009.

Polk, Dwight A. (Added Author). Mitchell, Jeffrey T. (Added Author). Gulli, Benjamin. (Added Author). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. (Added Author).

Summary: "Prehospital Behavioral Emergencies and Crisis Response offers prehospital providers and mental health professionals a comprehensive resource on effectively handling behavioral emergencies ranging from large-scale disasters, to substance-related emergencies, to psychotic disorders. This timely text also provides prehospital providers with suggestions for coping with job-related stress."--BOOK JACKET.