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Chapter 23- Behavioral Emergencies

Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, Twelfth Edition
Horizontales
An emergency in which abnormal behavior threatens a person's own health and safety or the health and safety of another person - for example, when a person becomes suicidal or homicidal, or has a psychotic episode.
A disorder in which there is no known physiologic reason for the abnormal functioning of an organ or organ system
A complex, difficult-to-identify mental disorder whose onset typically occurs during early adulthood. Symptoms typically become more prominent over time and include delusions, hallucinations, a lack of interest in pleasure, and erratic speech.
The point at which a person's reactions to events interfere with activities of daily living; this becomes a psychiatric emergency when it causes a major life interruption, such as attempted suicide.
Temporary or permanent dysfunction of the brain, caused by a disturbance in the physical or physiologic functioning of brain tissue.
A delayed reaction to a prior incident. often the result of one or more conditions concerning the incident, and may relate to an incident that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm.
A mental disorder characterized by the loss of contact with reality.
Verticales
A change in the way a person thinks and behaves that may signal disease.
The basic activities a person usually accomplishes during a normal day, such as eating, dressing, and bathing.
An illness with psychological or behavioral symptoms and/or impairment in functioning caused by a social, psychological, genetic, physical, chemical, or biological disturbance.
Restriction of the chest wall movements and/or airway obstruction; can rapidly lead to sudden death.
A serious behavioral condition in which a person exhibits agitated behavior combined with disorientation, hallucinations, or delusions; also called agitated delirium or exhaustive mania.
How a person functions or acts in response to his or her environment.
A persistent mood of sadness, despair, and discouragement; may be a symptom of many different mental and physical disorders, or may be a disorder of its own.