- Emergency Physician – Why you should treat your Mental Health Crisis like a Code Stroke
- Group Welcome (Team Assessment) – Meet your patient within 10 minutes of arrival to the department. Your team will have the opportunity to hear the presentation from EMS and the patient together. You will establish a rapport, explain the process, and prepare your patient for what is to come.
- Initial Assessment determines the Targets for active crisis intervention
- Suicidal Crisis as an example of active treatment in the ED
- Disposition based on outcome of active intervention including Crisis Stability Planning and Lethal Means Reduction
Learning Objectives:
Calling a Code for Mental Health Crisis is safe, efficient, and improves care.
Embedding Suicide Risk and Agitation Protocol into your Code improves department safety.
Initiating Treatment in the Emergency Department for Mental Health Crises decreases admission rate and improves patient care.
