Pt is presented to the ED via EMS by his adoptive mother/aunt for aggressive behavior. Pt got angry after his family arrived home, after a parade, without any candy for him. Pt began to punch holes in the wall, beat his adoptive mother with shoes, throw things at family members, and threaten to kill them. Pt currently lives with his aunt and uncle who are also his adoptive parents. There are five other children in the home. Pt’s birth mother’s parental rights were terminated in 2020 due to child neglect. Pt carries current diagnoses of ADHD, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, and other specified neurodevelopmental disorder. There is a strong suspicion of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, although a diagnosis has not been given due to inability to confirm maternal alcohol use during pregnancy. There is genetic loading for mood disorders and substance use. Pt was most recently in a residential treatment facility for six months, and discharged home about a week ago. Pt has a history of inpatient hospitalizations for his aggression with his last hospitalization taking place from 10/26-11/09/2022.
Risk Factor: Aggression (verbal)
Aggressive behaviors involving spoken or written words that may be hurtful, threatening, or abusive.
MCR-F12-255
12 year old with trauma history, in-utero cocaine exposure, long history of behavioral outbursts with adoptive parents, participating in CIBS since November and moved to Phase 2 at Gerard in early January, but struggled and was sent to the ED within 48 hours due to severe outburst at Gerard. Appears to have mild autism spectrum disorder (difficulty with transitions, sensory sensitivity, communication struggles), and likely PTSD related to attempted kidnapping and multiple sexual assaults spring 2022. Has started Vyvanse, Prazosin, and Fluoxetine while boarding, and she has had much less extreme behavioral outbursts, has not needed IM or restraint in weeks. Oppositional, but generally can be verbally redirected. Outbursts tend to be tied to her difficulty with flexibility – eg when meals or medications arrive at slightly different times, or one nurse implements different TV rules than another – will start swearing, sometimes escalating to head-banging, but generally is able to calm on her own when given space (intervening/talking/etc once she is starting to dysregulate tends to escalate rather than de-escalate her). Has loving parents and want her in their home, but fear they cannot keep her safe right now. Regarding running – hasn’t tried to elope from peds floor. Sometimes ran from school or home when upset, walks around neighborhood and comes back. Issues at school have been more blowing up and headbanging. Update as of 4/11 still in ED
MHF-F16-1094
Patient is presenting to the ED via EMS for suicidal statements and self-harm. Patient returned to her group home from school, and entered the bathroom to self-harm with a paperclip. Patient was told the group home would have to remove some of her possessions, so patient left the home. Patient threatened staff, and threatened to jump off of a bridge. Patient has been inpatient for mental health, at least six times, and has had many ED encounters (6 times in the past month) for similar symptom presentation in the past.
MHF-F16-987
Patient is a 16 year old female presenting to the UMMC West Bank Adult ED for the following concerns: parent-child conflict. Patient has most recently been to Prairie Care inpatient facility. Patient’s mother reports patient has been skipping school and running away, so she locked her out of their apartment. Patient’s mother won’t accept patient back into her home.
MHF-F14-674
Patient presented to the ED from PHP for making homicidal threats towards foster mother and other children in the home, during a family meeting. Foster mother doesn’t feel safe bringing the patient home.