To PC or Not to PC?
Female in 20's parents call 911 due to active psychosis. Learned on scene: history of opiate use; recent increase in PD contacts; requiring supervision; actively responding to hallucinations. EMS refusing to transport due to being oriented to name; date and president.
PC-further details-this was a case not from NKPD where officers on scene called me on the weekend to report the concerns that she would escalate and potentially create a DV situation within the residence and that she was actively in PD custody the night prior as father had to pick her up from another jurisdiction.
Student reports at school that the previous night he took multiple pills with intention to end his life. Evasive surrounding what and how much.
Call-this was another jurisdiction where the SRO did not contact clinician and the juvenile was sent home following a check in with the school SW. Problems? No problems?
BOLO for SI male reportedly last known location near train tracks. Located hours later behind local liquor store; hostile won't answer clinician. Multiple empty liquor bottle around him.
No Cert-signs of ETOH intoxication-PC due to inability to confirm and hospital got my eval
Fact or Fiction: Certifications can be for medical reasons
Fiction
Male in 20's ETOH hx; SI reported via sister; evasive and refusing to answer door initially. Home in disarray with garbage and vomit. Adamantly denying any SI or ETOH use (large bottle of vodka next to bed)
PC-anyone disagree? Would do something else?
Family responds to station for walk in-states that family member paranoid; multiple physical ailments which are degenerative; multiple SI plans.
Call or PC-real call another jurisdiction-never called never went out due to paranoia towards PD. Began rehearsal bx with plans and writer was given the report 2 weeks later.
50 year old male-jumping in & out of traffic but denying SI; no shirt; no shoes; disorganized speech; multiple community calls due to him almost being hit by cars
Certified-why?
Fact or Fiction: The mother of all ma's a 3rd criteria certification
Fact (& also my first B squad cert)
Clinician on scene and there isn't enough for a certification-can it then be a PC?
No PC unless?
Female well known to PD refusing to leave the backyard or her mother's residence. Believes that her family members have been replaced by other people and that there blood has been replaced with poison. History of assaultive behaviors/weapons.
Call-did I recommend PC? Why?
Multiple calls from woman in her 50's reporting break ins; minor things missing and ongoing assaults and/or "sexual" noises being heard continuously.
No cert-any ideas why?
Fact or Fiction:I can cert off of collateral information alone?
Fiction:main reasons?
48 y/o female-3rd contact within the day-dressed inappropriately; magic marker all over face-call 1: trying to take tips from DD; call 2: sampling fruit at local market; call 3: broke into someones home-sampling his food-attempting to take a shower-naked-yelling at him to get out of her house
PC-would anyone have done so earlier?
911 call from female who states there are "religious" men in her home. You are greeted by her in the front yard. She's barefoot in a tank top in the middle of the night/middle of winter. She is rambling and hard to understand. She then runs from you.
No call needed-enough evidence to PC-especially given time of day/clinician not on duty and able to respond
911 call reporting adult son with Autism is out of control; has a sword and is making threats to kill her. That is all the info she can relay due to how distraught she is.
No Cert-thoughts?
What days am I in which departments?
M-RPD; T-NKPD; W-SKPD; Th-NPD; Fri-NKPD
Veteran; 30's; paranoid; wife left and took his 7 year old daughter; access to multiple firearms and conceal carry permit; rapidly changing mood; hopelessness; "suicide is on the table".
Enough to PC-thoughts
Female 20's under arrest for DV-acted erratically throughout entire contact; not making sense; no signs of substances; DV stemmed from her holding scissors to her neck.
Call-thoughts on validity of SI?
Wellness check for SI-no direct threats and male presenting appropriately (verbally); VP of a school; upper middle class neighborhood; no history; some odd bx (refusing to exit his car or pull it into driveway)
Certed
Fact or Fiction? There is always someone on shift who can reach me regardless of day/location?
Fact-everyone can always find me including HPD and CPD where I am only loaned out to