Title: Describe the procedures for responding to medical emergencies and mental health crises in the mental healthcare setting.
Course: Mental Health Assisting Careers > Section: Fulfilling Environmental and Legal Responsibilities

Description should include

- identifying safety protocol and treatment plans
- differentiating among medical emergencies (e.g., seizures, heart attacks), mental health crises, and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (i.e., suicide ideation, hostile/aggressive behavior, 988)
- activating the Emergency Medical System (EMS)
- surveying the scene for safety and/or hazards
- surveying the patient to determine the need for care
- performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as needed.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What emergency situations might occur within a mental healthcare facility?
- What do the acronyms R-A-C-E (Rescue - Alarm - Confine - Evacuate/Extinguish) and P-A-S-S (Pull - Aim - Squeeze - Sweep) have to do with fire safety?
- What life-threatening conditions would warrant calling 9-1-1 and 9-8-8?