A 30-year-old man with a history of schizophrenia cut his wrists and is bleeding profusely. He is confused and combative and has
slurred speech. With the assistance of law enforcement personnel, you and your partner physically restrain him so that you can provide care and transport. In this situation, a court of law would most likely: a. determine that the patient had decision-making capacity.
b. consider your actions in providing care to be appropriate.
c. agree that you and your partner are guilty of assault and battery.
d. conclude that you should have had a court order to restrain.
Answer: B. Consider your actions in providing care to be appropriate
Explanation: Since this is a person with a history of schizophrenia, there is a certain procedure in different crisis situations. Here, in this case, the man showed a crisis as a consequence of mental disorder, and after that he tried to kill himself by cutting his wrists and bleeding profusely, which if not done anything could be fatal at once. A situation where a man has cut his wrists is urgent, that is, emergency, and requires immediate reaction. So, the consequence of a crisis situation is an emergency. In this case, there is a distinction between crisis and emergency; this is about emergency. In the case of an emergency, which is not the same as a crisis situation, the procedure that has been carried out in this case is perfectly appropriate and the court will treat it accordingly.
