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<blockquote data-quote="jcox" data-source="post: 295171" data-attributes="member: 6583"><p>~ Is Little Bear really considered being a danger to others since he is just 5yo?Yes he very well may be.</p><p></p><p>~ Do we decide to place him inpatient or his Dr?You will have to go to the ER and tell them you need to get him a crisis services evaluation. In my state.. MA... psychiatrists can not admit anyone to any psychiatric placement. It can only be done by contracting agencies.</p><p> </p><p>~ Has your child been placed inpatient and at what age?My little man E had his first inpatient stay this past February for 15 days. He was only 6 y.o at the time of his placement.</p><p> </p><p>~ How did you decide or what prompted an inpatient stay? I have to admit that I prolonged putting him in the hospital because I was scared. He is so young and I had many worries. His aggression was increasing. He was making plans of how he could die. I tried 3x in the couple weeks before this day to have him placed but they kept sending us home because either there were no beds available, or the crisis services worker would tell me there were no beds available...even when he got Section 12'd which in some other states is called 5150'd. The day of his admittance was his worst one. He was extremely agressive: attacking me, his sisters, broke a shovel and went after us with it's sharp points, throwing forks, tried to stab his sister with a fork, broke my glasses, was trying to die by eating seeds and paper, told me other ways he could die as well. I tried to drive him 25 minutes to his counselor, which was a very bad choice. On the way there he was trying his best to break he windows by kicking and punching them. He tried to open the door of the van while it was moving. When we got almost at his counseling apt. he attacked me while I was driving. Somehow he got is arm out of his seatbelt, reached forwards, grabbed my hair and pulled so hard my neck flopped back, I could not see where I was going. I know that God was looking over us because we did not crash. I managed to get to the apt. without my glasses, crying, and with him attacking me. When I got there every time I tried to unbuckle his seat belt lock he attacked me again: choking, kicking, scratching, hitting, pulling my hair, etc. He was making animal noises and would not stop. Finally I called into his counselor on my cell phone. She came out and told me we had to get him admitted. She rode with us to the ER which was a few streets away. That night we were blessed with an excellent crisis services worker who did get him admitted. The way it works we could not pick where we wanted him to go. It was wherever there is a bed available. I had a list of the order I wanted them to call for placement and they followed it finding him a bed at #5 on my list, which if and when he needs to go again will be #1. He received excellent care there. They did comfort him while he was upset, taught him new skills, and he was okay. I worried so much because he is so little. Hospitalizing him was the hardest but also the best thing I ever have done for him. I know that if and when he needs to go again I will not wait until we live in years of craziness before I do it again. I will be much quicker because I see the changes that it brought in him. For the first time in his life since his release he is stable. They were able to change his medications much quicker while in the hospital because they were there 24/7 to watch how he reacted to the medications, watch him for side effects, see what worked and what did not. Hospitalizing him was the best thing I ever have done for him because we now got to know this sweet little boy who was hiding inside my son. We also got a break from the everyday madness, time to recoup. They were able to confirm his diagnoses as well, and make recomendations for the school which helped.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jcox, post: 295171, member: 6583"] ~ Is Little Bear really considered being a danger to others since he is just 5yo?Yes he very well may be. ~ Do we decide to place him inpatient or his Dr?You will have to go to the ER and tell them you need to get him a crisis services evaluation. In my state.. MA... psychiatrists can not admit anyone to any psychiatric placement. It can only be done by contracting agencies. ~ Has your child been placed inpatient and at what age?My little man E had his first inpatient stay this past February for 15 days. He was only 6 y.o at the time of his placement. ~ How did you decide or what prompted an inpatient stay? I have to admit that I prolonged putting him in the hospital because I was scared. He is so young and I had many worries. His aggression was increasing. He was making plans of how he could die. I tried 3x in the couple weeks before this day to have him placed but they kept sending us home because either there were no beds available, or the crisis services worker would tell me there were no beds available...even when he got Section 12'd which in some other states is called 5150'd. The day of his admittance was his worst one. He was extremely agressive: attacking me, his sisters, broke a shovel and went after us with it's sharp points, throwing forks, tried to stab his sister with a fork, broke my glasses, was trying to die by eating seeds and paper, told me other ways he could die as well. I tried to drive him 25 minutes to his counselor, which was a very bad choice. On the way there he was trying his best to break he windows by kicking and punching them. He tried to open the door of the van while it was moving. When we got almost at his counseling apt. he attacked me while I was driving. Somehow he got is arm out of his seatbelt, reached forwards, grabbed my hair and pulled so hard my neck flopped back, I could not see where I was going. I know that God was looking over us because we did not crash. I managed to get to the apt. without my glasses, crying, and with him attacking me. When I got there every time I tried to unbuckle his seat belt lock he attacked me again: choking, kicking, scratching, hitting, pulling my hair, etc. He was making animal noises and would not stop. Finally I called into his counselor on my cell phone. She came out and told me we had to get him admitted. She rode with us to the ER which was a few streets away. That night we were blessed with an excellent crisis services worker who did get him admitted. The way it works we could not pick where we wanted him to go. It was wherever there is a bed available. I had a list of the order I wanted them to call for placement and they followed it finding him a bed at #5 on my list, which if and when he needs to go again will be #1. He received excellent care there. They did comfort him while he was upset, taught him new skills, and he was okay. I worried so much because he is so little. Hospitalizing him was the hardest but also the best thing I ever have done for him. I know that if and when he needs to go again I will not wait until we live in years of craziness before I do it again. I will be much quicker because I see the changes that it brought in him. For the first time in his life since his release he is stable. They were able to change his medications much quicker while in the hospital because they were there 24/7 to watch how he reacted to the medications, watch him for side effects, see what worked and what did not. Hospitalizing him was the best thing I ever have done for him because we now got to know this sweet little boy who was hiding inside my son. We also got a break from the everyday madness, time to recoup. They were able to confirm his diagnoses as well, and make recomendations for the school which helped. [/QUOTE]
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