A 40-year-old male intentionally cut his wrist out of anger after losing his job. Law enforcement has secured the scene prior to your arrival. As you enter the residence and visualize the patient, you can see that he has a towel around his wrist and a moderate amount of blood has soaked through it. You should:

People at risk for suicide include all of the following, EXCEPT:

A technique used to gain insight into a patient's thinking, which involves repeating in question form what the patient has said, is called:

It is MOST important for the EMT to remember that suicidal patients may:

The term “behavioral crisis” is MOST accurately defined as:

Signs of agitated delirium include:

A 22-year-old male with a history of clinical depression called 9-1-1 and stated that he has attempted to kill himself. Your unit and law enforcement officers arrive at the scene simultaneously. You find the patient lying supine on the living room floor. He is unconscious and cyanotic. An empty bottle of hydromorphone (Dilaudid) is found on an adjacent table. You should:

You are assessing a conscious 55-year-old male with a sudden change in behavior. Which of the following clinical findings would be MOST suggestive of dysfunction of this patient's central nervous system?

When assessing a patient with a behavioral crisis, you should:

Assessing the blood pressure and oxygen saturation of a patient with a behavioral crisis should be performed:

General guidelines for managing a patient with a behavioral emergency include:

In contrast to a behavioral crisis, a psychiatric emergency occurs when a person:

Law enforcement personnel request your assistance for a 30-year-old man who they pulled over for erratic driving. The patient became acutely violent while he was being questioned, which required one of the officers to subdue him with a Taser. When you arrive and assess the patient, you find that he is very agitated and is experiencing apparent hallucinations. His skin is flushed and diaphoretic. You should:

Which of the following is an example of a functional behavioral disorder?

You are assessing a 45-year-old female who is severely depressed. She states that it seems as though her entire world is crashing down around her. She further states that she has had frequent thoughts of suicide, but is not sure if she can actually go through with it. How should you manage this situation?

A 38-year-old male with a history of schizophrenia is reported by neighbors to be screaming and throwing things in his house. You are familiar with the patient and have cared for him in the past for unrelated problems. Law enforcement officers escort you into the residence when you arrive. The patient tells you that he sees vampires and is attempting to ward them off by screaming and throwing things at them. He has several large lacerations to his forearms that are actively bleeding. The MOST appropriate way to manage this situation is to:

In addition to ensuring his or her own safety, the EMT's responsibility when caring for a patient with a behavioral emergency is to:

When assessing a patient who is displaying bizarre behavior, the EMT should:

You respond to a call for an unknown emergency. When you arrive at the scene, the patient's husband meets you at the door and states that his wife has been depressed and has locked herself in an upstairs bedroom. He further tells you that he keeps his handgun in the bedroom. You should:

The first step in assessing a patient with a behavioral emergency is to:

Common causes of acute psychotic behavior include all of the following, EXCEPT:

A 78-year-old female presents with an acute change in her behavior. The patient's son tells you that his mother has type 2 diabetes and was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 6 months ago. The patient's speech is slurred and she is not alert to her surroundings. You should:

____________ is what you can see of a person's response to the environment.

Organic brain syndrome is MOST accurately defined as:

Which of the following conditions or factors would be the LEAST likely to result in a change in behavior?