Crisis Prevention Expert Witnesses
Crisis prevention expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on crisis prevention. The crisis prevention expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Medicine.
Kim M Pimentel, RN, BSN, MICN
Nurse911 Corp
Los Angeles, California
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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prehospital care, behavioral emergencies, mistriage, suicide attempt prevention in the ER, crisis prevention, restraints, fall prevention, 5150, crisis prevention intervention, long wait time in the ER, managing escalating behavior, triage, triage fallouts, pain management, behavioral detainment
My experience gives me an in depth understanding of the standard of care in the emergency care setting- including managing patients in crisis, and the processes generally taken to preventing crisis escalation. I am an expert at the standards used in the urgent care setting of identifying subtle signs leading to acute symptoms like sepsis, stroke and other dangerous health issues. I thoroughly understand the triage process from every level of intake for emergent need and timely care. I am an expert of the standards of patient safety through collaboration with the charge nurse, physicians, colleagues, security, and other members of the healthcare team. I am also an expert in behavioral emergencies, mental health, suicide prevention, and the safe use of restraints, ensuring that patient safety is paramount and general guidelines and standards are met.
With 23 years of experience as an emergency room nurse, 20 years as mobile intensive care nurse for prehospital care and 7 years spent ...