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Presented by:

Jeremiah D. Simmons, PhD

Christoph Isbjorn, MD – EMS Content Matter Contributor

September 22, 2026

Telehealth Webinar Series:

Suicide Risk Assessment for EMS

Presenters



Jeremiah D. Simmons, PhD

Jeremiah D. Simmons, PhD (Navajo/Yankton Sioux) is a licensed clinical

psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Division of Community

Behavioral Health within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral

Sciences at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. Dr.

Simmons’ clinical, teaching, and research efforts focus on improving

behavioral health outcomes for Native American communities, with an

emphasis on youth and school-based mental health systems. Dr.

Simmons specializes in culturally responsive adaptations of evidence-

based practices, integrating community-based participatory approaches

to enhance engagement, access, and effectiveness of care. His work

spans direct clinical service delivery in tribal communities, supervision

and training of interdisciplinary behavioral health providers, and the

development of community-informed prevention and intervention models.

He has contributed to state and federal initiatives focused on suicide

prevention, systems of care development, and behavioral health

workforce capacity building. His long-term goal is to advance culturally

grounded behavioral health systems that reduce disparities and promote

resilience among American Indian and Alaska Native populations.

EMS

Content Matter

Contributor



Christoph Isbjorn, DO, MPH

Dr. Christoph Isbjorn brings a multidisciplinary background in

emergency medicine, public health, psychiatry, and nonprofit

leadership. He spent 10 years as an EMT, including 911 ALS

ambulance service in Denver and several years in Iraq. He

earned his MPH from St. George’s University and his DO from

Rocky Vista University. He founded Vital Start, creating

healthcare pathways for at-risk youth, and served as CEO of

House Lucky Bear, supporting migrant women. He is currently

completing his psychiatry residency, with interests in trauma

prevention and recovery, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,

justice-involved youth, and interpersonal relationships following

traumatic experiences.

Training

Purpose

&

Learning

Objectives

Training Purpose:

This webinar will provide structured, field-appropriate tools for

suicide risk recognition and brief assessment within the constraints

of prehospital care. Participants will review warning signs, protective

factors, documentation considerations, and coordination pathways

with crisis response and behavioral health services.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify suicide risk indicators during EMS encounters.

2. Perform a standardized suicide risk screening and apply

stabilization actions (such as environmental safety checks,

verbal de-escalation, or supportive engagement), documented

in all applicable situations.

3. Accurately describe and use the appropriate referral pathway

for suicide risk and complete compliant handoff during transfers

to higher-level of care.

Disclosure Statement

Disclosure Statement: As a jointly accredited provider of continuing education, the IHS Clinical

Support Center must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in its

educational activities. Course directors/coordinators, planning committee members, faculty,

reviewers and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity

are required to disclose the existence of all financial relationships with ineligible companies

within the prior 24 months. Safeguards against commercial bias have been put in place. Faculty

will also disclose any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments

discussed in their presentation. All those who are in a position to control the content of this

educational activity have completed the disclosure process and have indicated that they do not

have any relevant financial relationships or affiliations with any manufacturers or commercial

products to disclose.

There is no commercial interest support for this educational activity.

Disclaimer

The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speaker and do not necessarily

represent the views, policies, and positions of the Indian Health Service (IHS), or the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Why the EMS

Encounter

Matters

(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2026)

In 2024, the highest suicide rates occurred among non-Hispanic

American Indian and Alaska Native people and non-Hispanic White

people. EMS may meet people at a brief, high-stakes point when

medical danger and emotional crisis overlap.

U.S. suicide deaths in 2024

48,824

Composite

Field Scene

Composite teaching case; not a real patient

• Dispatch: Possible overdose. Family reports recent goodbye

messages.

• On arrival: The patient is drowsy. Medication bottles are nearby.

A family member reports a firearm in the home. Police are on

scene and report that they have secured the firearm.

• Competing demands: Medical stabilization, scene safety,

collateral information, privacy, and suicide inquiry all matter.

• Question: What requires action before a formal suicide screen?

Immediate

Priorities

(Inouye et al., 2014; National Association of State EMS Officials [NASEMSO], 2022)

• Scene safety: Identify weapons, medications, environmental

hazards, bystander escalation, and responder risk.

• Medical threats: Address airway, breathing, circulation, injury,

overdose, hypoxia, hypoglycemia, delirium, an acute and

fluctuating disturbance in attention and cognition, and other

reversible causes.

• Observation: Maintain the level of observation required by the

patient's condition and local protocol.

• Calm contact: Use one primary communicator and explain

each next step.

Medical Causes

and

Consequences

(Appelbaum, 2007; NASEMSO, 2022; Powsner et al., 2023)

• A suicide-related call can also be a toxicologic, traumatic,

neurologic, metabolic, or cardiopulmonary emergency.

• Alert and oriented responses alone do not establish decision-

making capacity. Assess understanding, appreciation of

consequences, reasoning about options, and ability to

communicate a choice.

• Treat injuries and reversible causes while continuing safety

precautions.

• Reassess after meaningful changes in consciousness, pain,

oxygenation, agitation, or intoxication.

A Calm, Private,

Direct Approach

(NASEMSO, 2022)

• Introduce: State your name, role, and immediate concern.

• Reduce stimulation: Limit the audience and move to a safer,

quieter space when feasible.

• Explain: Tell the patient why you are asking direct questions

and what may happen next.

• Listen: Use brief questions, allow silence, and reflect the

patient's words without arguing.

Asking Directly

About Suicide

(Blades et al., 2018; Horowitz et al., 2012)

• “Have you been thinking about killing yourself?”

• “Are you thinking about killing yourself right now?”

• “Did you do anything today with the intention of dying?”

• “What did you think would happen when you took those pills?”

Warning Signs

in the Encounter

(Grover et al., 2023; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 2025)

• Current signals: Suicidal statements, recent attempt,

preparatory behavior, goodbye messages, seeking means,

severe hopelessness, or escalating agitation.

• Behavioral change: Withdrawal, giving away possessions,

sudden risk-taking, abrupt mood change, or unusual calm after

intense distress.

• Scene evidence: Pills, weapons, ligatures, notes, searches,

interrupted actions, or witness reports.

• Clinical change: Intoxication, psychosis, severe anxiety,

insomnia, pain, loss, humiliation, or acute conflict.

Risk Context

and Protective

Factors

(Allen et al., 2022; Franklin et al., 2017; Grover et al., 2023)

• Risk context: Past attempts, recent escalation, feasible

access to means, serious mental illness, substance use,

pain, loss, and reduced impulse control.

• Protective factors: Supportive relationships, cultural and

spiritual connection, responsibilities, coping skills, treatment

engagement, and willingness to accept help.

• Clinical use: Protective factors guide engagement and

stabilization. They do not cancel current intent, a recent

attempt, or an unsafe environment.

Screen, Brief

Assessment,

Full Evaluation

Screen

Brief validated questions identify who

needs more assessment. Examples

include the ASQ, C-SSRS, and agency-

approved tools accessed through MDCalc.

Field

Assessment Clarifies current danger, medical needs,

and immediate action.

Full

Evaluation A qualified clinician develops a broader

formulation and disposition plan.

(MDCalc, n.d.; National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], n.d.; Powsner et al., 2023)

Validated Tools

and Local

Protocol

(Blades et al., 2018; Carter et al., 2017; Horowitz et al., 2012; Posner et al., 2011)

• C-SSRS: Structures questions about suicidal ideation and

behavior across levels of severity.

• ASQ: A brief screen validated in medical settings, with separate

youth and adult pathways.

• Agency decision: Training, documentation, response steps,

age range, and medical direction should be defined before field

implementation.

• Limitation: Asking directly does not increase suicide risk, and

no scale can reliably predict who will die by suicide.

Six Domains for

a Field Inquiry

Structured teaching framework informed by SAFE-T and the C-SSRS; not a separate validated scale (Posner et al., 2011; SAMHSA, 2025)

1. Current thoughts: Presence, frequency, intensity, and last

occurrence.

2. Intent and expectation: Desire to die, expected outcome, and

whether the patient feels relieved or disappointed that the

attempt was interrupted or did not have the expected outcome.

3. Plan and access: Method, preparation, feasibility, and access

to means.

4. Recent and past behavior: Attempts, interrupted acts,

rehearsal, and nonsuicidal self-injury.

5. State and context: Medical status, intoxication, psychosis,

agitation, loss, and collateral information.

6. Supports and collaboration: Reasons for living, trusted

people, treatment, and willingness to accept help.

Language for

the

Six Domains

(NIMH, n.d.; Posner et al., 2011; SAMHSA, 2025)

• “When did the thoughts last happen, and are they happening now?”

• “Did you expect or want the action to end your life?”

• “What method have you considered, and can you get to it now?”

• “Have you started, practiced, or prepared in any way?”

• “What has changed today, including alcohol, drugs, pain, voices, or

a major loss?”

• “Who can help you through the next several hours?”

Formulate

Action,

Do Not Predict

• Describe: What the patient said, what happened, what others

observed, and what the scene showed.

• Identify: Immediate medical danger, suicide-related danger,

access to means, and barriers to collaboration.

• Act: Choose the safest next step using protocol, consultation,

available resources, and reassessment.

• Avoid: Do not rely on a single label such as low, moderate, or

high risk without the supporting facts.

(Carter et al., 2017; Franklin et al., 2017; Grover et al., 2023)

Action

Threshold:

Immediate

Danger

(Cai et al., 2022; CDC, 2026; Isaacs et al., 2022; NASEMSO, 2022; Powsner et al., 2023)

• Current intent, a recent attempt, an interrupted act, severe

medical injury, or access to a feasible lethal method.

• Inability to participate safely because of intoxication, delirium,

psychosis, agitation, or impaired consciousness.

• Maintain observation, address medical threats, reduce access

to hazards when safe, and activate transport or medical

direction per protocol.

• Treat every attempt seriously, regardless of apparent lethality.

Communicate the urgency before arrival and at handoff.

Action

Threshold:

Concern without

Current Intent

(Powsner et al., 2023; SAMHSA, 2025)

• A denial of current intent does not erase a recent attempt,

preparatory behavior, collateral report, or dangerous scene

evidence.

• Clarify timing, sobriety, access to means, reliability of the

interview, and willingness to accept evaluation.

• Use medical direction and the local pathway when the need for

transport or further evaluation is uncertain.

• If the patient remains in the community, use a warm connection

and document the specific safety plan and responsible supports.

Stabilization

during

the Encounter

(NASEMSO, 2022)

• Lower arousal: Use one calm voice, simple explanations,

physical space, and fewer stimuli.

• Increase control: Offer limited choices that remain clinically

safe.

• Validate: Acknowledge pain and effort without endorsing

hopeless conclusions.

• Connect: Identify one trusted support and one next step the

patient can tolerate.

• Reassess: Repeat safety and medical checks after changes in

behavior or condition.

Lethal Means

Safety

(Marcus et al., 2025; Stanley & Brown, 2012)

• Ask about the method used, planned, or available, including

firearms and medications.

• Create time and distance between the patient and lethal means

when this can be done safely and within policy.

• Use collaborative, temporary language focused on the current

crisis.

• Do not handle weapons outside training and policy. Coordinate

with law enforcement, family, or another authorized person.

• Include access and any storage action in the handoff and

documentation.

Intoxication,

Psychosis,

and Agitation

(NASEMSO, 2022; Powsner et al., 2023)

• Treat reversible medical causes and monitor for evolving toxicity

or injury.

• Answers may be incomplete or unreliable when attention,

perception, consciousness, or impulse control is impaired.

• Use verbal de-escalation first when feasible. Know what the

agency defines as restraint and follow protocol for indication,

application, monitoring, and reassessment. Use the least

restrictive intervention that safely meets the need.

• Reassess suicide-related statements after clinical change, while

preserving the original report and objective scene observations.

Youth and

Developmental

Considerations

(Horowitz et al., 2012; NIMH, n.d.)

• Use concrete, age-appropriate questions and avoid relying only

on the caregiver's report.

• Interview the young person privately when feasible, safe, and

consistent with policy.

• Ask caregivers separately about behavior change, access to

medications or firearms, supervision, and their ability to

maintain safety.

• A positive youth screen requires a defined pathway for further

assessment and disposition.

Culturally

Responsive

Engagement

(Allen et al., 2022)

• Ask how the patient understands the crisis and who should be

involved.

• Invite family, kinship, cultural, spiritual, and community supports

when the patient agrees and safety permits.

• Do not assume that identity, family, spirituality, or community

connection functions as protection for this individual.

• Coordinate with tribal, IHS, urban Indian, and local services

through the established pathway.

• Pair concern about disparities with recognition of community

strengths and cultural continuity.

Refusal,

Capacity, and

Involuntary

Transport

(Appelbaum, 2007; NASEMSO, 2022; Powsner et al., 2023)

• A refusal form does not substitute for assessing decision-

making capacity and immediate danger.

• Consider intoxication, delirium, head injury, hypoxia, severe

pain, psychosis, and other impairments.

• Use medical direction early when capacity or the transport

pathway is uncertain.

• Follow state law, tribal jurisdiction, agency protocol, and local

agreements. If refusal persists, complete the required refusal

documentation and record the capacity assessment, risks

explained, consultations, and witnesses.

Documentation

that

Supports

Continuity

(SAMHSA, 2025; Troyer & Brady, 2020)

• Patient report: Use brief quotations for suicidal thoughts,

intent, expected outcome, and willingness to accept help.

• Observed facts: Mental status, injuries, substances, behavior,

means, and changes over time.

• Collateral: Identify the source and distinguish report from direct

observation.

• Actions: Treatment, observation, means safety, consultations,

transport decision, and response.

• Handoff: Receiving person, destination, time, and unresolved

safety concerns.

Sample EMS

Narrative

Composite documentation example

Partner called 911 after receiving a goodbye text at 18:10.

Patient stated, “I took the pills because I wanted to die,” and

reported continuing suicidal thoughts. Patient was drowsy

but arousable and oriented to person and place. Partner

reported a firearm in a locked bedroom safe. EMS did not

handle the firearm. Law enforcement confirmed that the safe

remained secured. Poison Control recommended continuous

monitoring and emergency department evaluation; online

medical direction concurred. Patient transported with

continuous observation. Receiving RN accepted handoff at

19:02 and received the ingestion details, consultation

recommendations, current intent, collateral report, and

firearm access.

Safe Handoff:

SBAR

with Risk Detail

(Troyer & Brady, 2020)

• Situation: Reason for contact, current medical status, and

immediate suicide concern.

• Background: Event timeline, patient statements, past

behavior, substances, treatment, and collateral report.

• Assessment: Mental status, intent, plan, access, observed

behavior, response to care, and limits of the interview.

• Recommendation: What the patient needs next, precautions

in place, and unresolved medical or safety issues.

• Close the loop: Confirm the receiving clinician heard the

critical risk information.

Referral and

Coordination

Pathways

(988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, n.d.)

• Medical emergency or immediate physical danger: Activate

emergency transport and destination notification according to

protocol.

• Behavioral health crisis: Use local mobile crisis, tribal or IHS

behavioral health, crisis receiving, or emergency department

pathways.

• 988 Lifeline: Call, text, or chat 988 for crisis counseling and

connection to local resources.

• Warm connection: When remaining in the community is

permitted, confirm the accepting service, responsible support,

and backup plan.

Common

Pitfalls

(Bryan et al., 2017; Carter et al., 2017; Stanley & Brown, 2012)

• Relying on “Are you safe?” or accepting a denial without

clarifying the event.

• Treating a score, diagnosis, or protective factor as proof of

safety.

• Using a “no-suicide contract” instead of collaborative safety

planning and appropriate disposition.

• Ignoring medical causes, intoxication, scene evidence, or

collateral information.

• Giving a phone number without confirming the next contact or

responsible support.

Key Takeaways

(Blades et al., 2018; Powsner et al., 2023; Troyer & Brady, 2020)

• Direct, respectful suicide questions improve clarity and do not

increase suicide risk.

• A brief field assessment supports immediate action. It does not

predict the future or replace a full evaluation.

• Medical stabilization, observation, means safety, and

reassessment occur alongside the suicide inquiry.

• The safest handoff carries patient statements, observed facts,

collateral information, access to means, and unresolved concerns.

• Local protocol, medical direction, tribal policy, and community

pathways shape the final response.

Practice

Resources

Resources verified September 16, 2026 (Health Resources and Services Administration [HRSA], n.d.; MDCalc, n.d.)

•988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org.

•NIMH ASQ Toolkit: Validated screening tools and clinical pathways for

medical settings.

•SAMHSA SAFE-T: Framework for inquiry, formulation, intervention, and

documentation.

•NASEMSO Guidelines: National model guidance for universal care,

behavioral emergencies, and refusals.

•MDCalc: Point-of-care access to the C-SSRS and other clinical tools. Use

agency-approved versions and pathways.

•Poison Help: Call 1-800-222-1222 to reach the local poison center.

•Local resource map: Add tribal, IHS, mobile crisis, crisis receiving, ED,

law enforcement, and medical direction contacts before delivery.

Questions and

Discussion Thank you!

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