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I’m licensed in two states, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Both employ Spinal Motion Restriction guidelines to determine whether or not immobilization is necessary. It can be thought of as “rule in” rather than “rule out” for immobilization. The algorithm is pretty straight-forward, and the criteria it uses is as follows:High Risk or Questionable Injury MechanismIs the patient incompetent? (NO/YES)Defined as with an altered mentation, distracting injury, under age 8 or over age 65Midline spinal pain or tenderness with palpation? (NO/YES)YES: Abnormal (i.e. not baseline) neurological function or motor strength in any extremity.Numbness or tingling (paresthesia) Sensation is diminished and/or asymmetricalNO: Normal neurological function and motor strength with presence of normal sensationCervical flexion, extension and/ or rotation elicits midline spinal painNO: Spinal Motion Restriction UnnecessaryYES: Spinal Motion Restriction required. Collar patient, place flat on the cot and secureThe above is partially paraphrased from the New Hampshire EMS Protocols, section 4.5 — Spinal Trauma. The Massachusetts protocols illustrate a very similar algorithm in section 6.4 — Selective Spinal Assessment.New Hampshire put these protocols on-line in 2010, Massachusetts in 2014. They are considerably easier to work with than what we had to do prior, i.e., almost everyone was collared and put on a long backboard. About the only use for a long board now is for chest compressions in a cardiac arrest or for extraction under some circumstances.

It can be, depending on the circumstances. I do go through FPs from time to time. It's been increasing in intensity lately.Before I give a proper answer, I do need to lay a disclaimer here: I have a diagnosis of dependent personality disorder, which has some overlap with BPD, particularly in relation to fears of abandonment and difficulties with interpersonal relations.I am currently in the process of scheduling a neurological assessment for BPD. I have good reason to think I have it. I unquestionably have some of the traits.That said, I am not going to stay silent because one person ages ago essentially told me to “stay in my lane" in regards to commenting on anything to with BPD. I'm not going to let my voice go to waste.If one person out there sees themselves in this and takes comfort in knowing they are not alone, that's all I want.Okay, rant over!I experience having FPs from time to time. It can be painful when you miss them and would do anything to be in their company.It's painful to want to reach out and feel that you can't.In my case, even if it isn't a romantic love, I do tend to love the person in a sense. I'd give anything for their well being, even at the expense of myself.It's not always painful, though. Having moments with them can immediately turn a bad day into a brilliant one.I think the safety and security that you get from spending time with them is unmatched. It can be one of life's most rewarding treasures, and to me, that's a gift.

This is a painful answer however I feel it is good to talk about so other health care professionals can learn from it. I was working a night shift in the emergency room. Part of my assignment was the psychiatric rooms which can be very trying at the best of times. On this particular night a young man in his early twenties was brought in by his very concerned parents. I brought the patient into his assigned room and introduced myself to him and his parents. The story I got as to why he was brought in concerned me right off the bat. This young man was in university on the basketball team and had the world at his feet but something had drastically changed. He began speaking in a unheard of language saying things that didn’t make sense and were down right scary. While out to dinner with his parents he began tapping his watch and repeatedly saying “ it’s time it’s almost time”. Which I too witnessed. Then he stood up on a restaurant table and began to take his clothes off. This was the last straw for his parents. They knew something was terribly wrong. After hearing all the details I knew my first action was to not scare this patient and to try and make him feel as comfortable as possible while trying to earn his trust. I sat and talked with this patient for at least a half hour when the doctor came in and assessed him I was given medication orders. At this point I felt very comfortable with this patient and had no concerns that he wouldn’t take the meds ordered for him. That was my first mistake. I went to grab his medication while the patient went to the bathroom. Upon my return the patient was also back from the bathroom. I told him the doctor had ordered him a medication that would hopefully make him feel better. He looked at me and requested that his parents leave the room. I was completely fine with that. Then he said he didn’t want to take the med while on camera. Both our psych were equipped with cameras for security purposes. I agreed that he could take his medicine while standing under the camera. Next mistake. This is when all hell broke loose. Once under the camera he grabbed me around my waist and pulled me right in close to him. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you what he wanted. I was terrified but tried to remain calm. This did not work he wanted what he wanted and that was that. The reason I told you he had gone to the bathroom is because at this point in his attack on me he kept telling me how he fixed himself in there so he couldn’t impregnant me. At this point I began calling for help. As soon as I did that he threw me into a wall and jumped to close the door so nobody could hear me. Of course this room was also equipped with sound proof glass. From this point on this man continued to pick me up and throw me into the furniture and walls for rejecting his advances. After several minutes security finally came banging on the door for me to try and get to the door to open it. The RCMP also showed up. Finally I got to the door opened it and was able to get out. It took several security officers as well as police to get him down enough for medical staff to give him an injection to try to calm him. After all was finally over and the patient was transferred out to a specialized psychiatric hospital I had to be seen by one of the emerg docs. I suffered a major injury to my back which required three surgeries which left me with permanent neurological damage to my right leg. This lead to other devastating health issues not to mention the mental trauma I suffered. People sometimes ask me why I didn’t sue him. My reply is that that would be like suing your grandpa with dementia. This patient was very ill and I should’ve not let him take control of the situation. I obviously learned a great deal from that night. That was the scariest night of my life. I eventually returned to work but working in those rooms again were definitely challenging to say the least. To all health care workers read this story and never ever trust that you are 100% safe with patients. They can turn on you at the blink of an eye.