Citation

Flannery RB. Int. J. Emerg. Ment. Health 2012; 14(3): 151-155.

Affiliation

Harvard Medical School and The University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA. raymond_flannery@hms.harvard.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Chevron Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23894795

Abstract

Emergency service providers (EMS), police, health-care providers, counselors, and other helping professionals are at times called upon to provide services to violent or potentially violent individuals. Providing these services safely can be enhanced with six general guidelines that can be implemented to reduce the risk of violence or contain what violence may have already erupted. Thinking about medical/ psychiatric illnesses, call log information, scene surveillance, old brain stem functioning, early warning signs of loss of control, and the theories of violence may provide strategies to enhance both the safety and quality ofservices provided in these difficult situations.

Language: en