Adolescent medicine: suicide safety: practice question

A Pediatrics question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pediatrics · Adolescent medicine: suicide safety

Sample item

An adolescent reports current intent to die, a specific plan, access to medication, and cannot identify a safe adult. What is the immediate priority?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Ensure urgent in-person safety assessment and restrict access to lethal means

Current intent, specific plan, means access, and lack of support indicate acute suicide risk. Immediate safety measures, urgent assessment, and involvement of appropriate emergency and safeguarding supports are required.

Option by option

  • A. Ensure urgent in-person safety assessment and restrict access to lethal means (correct)

    Correct. Acute risk requires prompt protection and in-person assessment.

  • B. Promise secrecy and schedule a routine visit

    Confidentiality has safety limits when there is imminent risk.

  • C. Assume the disclosure is attention seeking

    Dismissal is unsafe and may prevent life-saving intervention.

  • D. Provide a self-help leaflet only

    A leaflet alone is inadequate for imminent risk.

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What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is A, Ensure urgent in-person safety assessment and restrict access to lethal means. Current intent, specific plan, means access, and lack of support indicate acute suicide risk.

Why is "Promise secrecy and schedule a routine visit" not the answer?

Confidentiality has safety limits when there is imminent risk.

Why is "Assume the disclosure is attention seeking" not the answer?

Dismissal is unsafe and may prevent life-saving intervention.

Why is "Provide a self-help leaflet only" not the answer?

A leaflet alone is inadequate for imminent risk.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Adolescent medicine: suicide safety in Pediatrics. Immediate safety measures, urgent assessment, and involvement of appropriate emergency and safeguarding supports are required.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as a multi-step question: it asks you to combine more than one idea. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Adolescent medicine: suicide safety?

Memorise milestones and the vaccine schedule as tables and revise them often. Then use the flashcards and the other Pediatrics questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.