California: EMS Evaluating Psych Patients

[MMiz]

New rights for paramedics

County paramedics with specific training will be able to place three-day psychiatric holds on individuals and decide if they belong at the hospital or jail under a proposal up for consideration by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

Having American Medical Response workers able to make mental assessments might get emergency psychiatric care to people faster and cuts out the need to call a peace officer or doctor to a scene.

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[Wingnut]

Wow, pretty cool.

 

[Chimpie]

<<-- starts writing list of all those who need it.

 

[DT4EMS]

This is a very practical move. EMS providers are usually the first ones to come into contact with a person having a mental disorder. Sice there has been a huge push to de-institutionalize the mentally ill EMS providers deal alot with these types of individuals.

In Law Enforcement police officers are usually the ones to complete the affidavit for a person to be held for a 96 hour evaluation against the person's will.

The truth is police officers have no real training in a medical setting.

I think it is a great idea and will cath on.

 

[ffemt8978]

Originally posted by DT4EMS@Dec 8 2005, 10:12 AM
I think it is a great idea and will cath on.

Freudian slip there, DT?

 

[DT4EMS]

Originally posted by ffemt8978+Dec 8 2005, 05:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ffemt8978 @ Dec 8 2005, 05:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-DT4EMS@Dec 8 2005, 10:12 AM
I think it is a great idea and will cath on.

Freudian slip there, DT? [/b][/quote]
Bwahahahaha!! :lol:

Heck I guess so................

Great to see you Bruddah! I am sorry I have not been online much. (Not to hijack the thread).

 

[CaptainPanic]

Well do we get bonus points for correct grammar and punctuation??

 

[coloradoemt]

Not often one gets to read something that actually makes sense... :lol: