Prehospital behavioral emergencies and crisis response / American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Dwight A. Polk, Jeffrey T. Mitchell ; Benjamin Gulli, medical editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Vital views : the importance of crisis and behavioral emergencies training -- Crisis intervention principles for prehospital personnel -- Assessment in the prehospital environment -- Responding to the emotional crisis -- Assisting large groups -- Emergency response to violent events -- Suicide : an extraordinary case of violence -- Supporting victims of death related crises -- Crisis intervention in disasters and other large-scale incidents -- Developmental disorders diagnosed in infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- Delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorders -- Substance-related disorders -- Psychosis and schizophrenia -- Mood episodes and disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- Dissociative disorders -- Eating disorders -- Sleep disorders -- Personality disorders -- Sustaining staff.