Special Needs Patients
Be aware patients with special needs may have comorbidities, and their conditions fall on a spectrum
Educating EMS providers about autism symptoms can help them identify behaviors and special needs, and modify their response
In this week’s episode, our co-hosts sit down with Kimberly Stanford to discuss how EMS can properly treat and care for autistic patients
1 in 50 U.S. schoolchildren are diagnosed with ASD
A father quit his job and became a first responder after a firefighter saved his 17-year-old autistic son from choking during a seizure
Search ends with discovery of autistic child in pond; drowning determined to be the cause of death
Use these 10 steps to best serve special needs patients
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