Title: Describe the assessment and management of patients displaying psychiatric or behavioral emergencies.
Course: Emergency Medical Responder (14055-IV) > Section: Managing Medical Emergencies

Description should include

- recognizing behaviors that pose a risk to the EMR, patient, or others
- recognizing suicide risk
- identifying the psycho-social aspects of age-related assessment and treatment
- employing verbal de-escalation and therapeutic communication.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What behaviors can indicate that a patient could be dangerous to the EMR, themselves, or others?
- How do EMRs screen for suicide risk?
- When is it appropriate to restrain a patient? What are the techniques to do so safely?
- What mental health resources are available?
- Why is it important for an EMR to have empathy?

Teacher Resource:

- Virginia Department of Health Make the Call Toolkit