"Myth" vs. "Reality"
Defining Behavioral Emergencies
Magnitude of Mental Health Problems
Assessment of Behavioral Emergencies
Medicolegal Considerations
100
Periodic, temporary depression is a normal part of life.
What is Reality
100
This is what you can see of a person's response to the environment; his or her actions.
What is Behavior.
100
Approaching a behavioral emergency, take special care to ensure this.
What is Scene safety.
100
True or False. Touching a patient without permission is a good idea.
What is false.
100
When a patient is not mentally competant to grant consent for emergency medical care, the law assumes that there is this.
What is Implied consent.
200
Only some behavioral disorders carry the potential for violence.
What is Myth, All do.
200
The people that a psychiatric emergency is an immediate threat to.
What is the person involved and all the people around.
200
As this, you are not responsible for DIAGNOSING the underlying cause of a behavioral or psychiatric emergency.
What is EMT-B,I,or P.
200
During this, the EMT should ask about preious episodes, treatments, hospitalizations, and medications related to behavioral problem.
What is SAMPLE history.
200
You may use these only to protect yourself or others from bodily harm or to prevent the patientfrom causing injury to him or herself.
What is restraints.
300
The ability to predict violence is an important assessment tool.
What is Reality.
300

When a behavior or reaction has become unacceptable to the patient, family, community, and they can no longer function in these day to day routines.

What are activities of daily living.

300

COASTMAP

Mnemonic used when assessing the mental status of the behavioral patient

300
In geriatric patients, Alzheimer's Disease and this should be considered possible causes of abnormal behavior.
What is Dementia.
300

Make sure you have adequate help. At least this amount of people should be present to carry out a restraint.

What is four.

400
There are many normal reasons for feeling depressed.
What is Reality.
400
True or False. All behavioral crisis' are short term isolated events.
What is False. Some are.
400

Usually affects young adults, associated with brain damage, genetics, psychological and social influences. Sx's of delusions, hallucinations, paranoia....

What is a Schizophrenic?

400
Every effort should be made to assess these 5 things (as long as if doing so will not exacerbate the patients emotional distress.
What is Blood Pressure, Pulse, Respirations, Skin, and Pupils.
400
Remember to treat all patients with these two things at all times.
What is Dignity and Respect.
500
Everyone develops mental illness at some point in life.
What is myth. Everyone develops SOME SYMPTOMS of mental illness at some point in life.
500
True or False. Some behavioral crisis are the result of a long-term problem or mental health disorder.
What is True.
500

Agitated delirium or exhaustive mania

What is excited delirium?

500
If restraints are necessary, reasses and document this, Also reasses and document these 3 things in each restrained extremity (every 5 minutes).
What is Respirations, and CSM's (circulation, sensation, an motion)
500
Make sure these 3 things are never compromised when restraining a patient.
What is Airway, Breathing, and Circulation.
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