Behavioral Escalations Clinical Pathway — Outpatient Specialty Care and Primary Care
Behavioral Escalations Clinical Pathway — Outpatient Specialty Care and Primary Care
R.A.C.E. Response
R.A.C.E. actions are utilized for an all-hazard response. While the acronym provides staff with a simple mechanism for remembering appropriate response activities, it should be noted that responses may not always occur in this sequential order or employ all aspects of R.A.C.E. for every hazard. R.A.C.E. represents components of a response, which are to be utilized in whatever way necessary. Often times, response actions occur simultaneously by multiple staff members (e.g., some staff may be removing patients from a hazard, while other staff are calling CHOP Security and/or 9-1-1.).
See Emergency Preparedness page for additional guidance.
| R | Rescue | Remove yourself, staff, and patients from the immediate area of danger. |
|---|---|---|
| A | Alarm | Alert others of the danger the situation presents. Call 9-1-1, if necessary. |
| C | Contain | Isolate the danger the situation presents or person with escalated behaviors to private room away from other patients. |
| E | Evacuate/Extinguish/Engage | Evacuate patients away from the danger, and/or if in imminent danger, engage the threat. |