Emergency Procedures & Response Flashcards
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A client discloses they are currently being abused by a family member. Under mandatory reporting laws, the BHP must:
Answer: Report to the appropriate protective services agency as required by law
Mandatory reporting laws require BHPs to report suspected abuse to protective services regardless of client consent.
During a group therapy session, one member begins hyperventilating and appears to be having a panic attack. What is the BEST immediate response?
Answer: Calmly redirect the individual, guide slow breathing, and assess for medical emergency
Calm redirection and guided breathing are the first-line responses, while monitoring for signs that the situation may be a medical emergency requiring 911.
What is the PRIMARY purpose of a safety plan developed with a suicidal client?
Answer: To provide a stepwise coping strategy the client can use during a crisis
A safety plan provides a personalized, step-by-step guide for the client to use when suicidal urges escalate, including coping strategies and emergency contacts.
A BHP discovers a client unresponsive in a bathroom. After ensuring the scene is safe, the NEXT step is:
Answer: Check for responsiveness and call for help/activate emergency response
After scene safety, checking responsiveness and activating emergency services (calling for help/911) follows standard emergency response protocols (CPR chain of survival).
Under HIPAA, which situation allows a BHP to disclose protected health information WITHOUT client authorization?
Answer: There is a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of the client or others
HIPAA's 'serious and imminent threat' exception permits disclosure to prevent harm to the client or identifiable third parties.
A client in a residential behavioral health facility starts a small fire and there is smoke in the hallway. Staff should FIRST:
Answer: Activate the fire alarm, call 911, and begin evacuating clients according to the fire safety plan
Activating the alarm, calling 911, and evacuating per the fire safety plan are the immediate required steps in a fire emergency.
What is 'duty to warn' (Tarasoff) and when is it triggered?
Answer: The legal obligation to warn an identifiable third party when a client makes a credible, specific threat against them
The Tarasoff duty to warn requires clinicians to take steps to protect an identifiable potential victim when a client makes a specific, credible threat of violence toward that person.