About 5 years ago, my husband called me at work and said he was about to kill himself. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get home before he hurt himself, so I called 911 knowing the police and paramedics could get to him much faster than I could. When I arrived home, they were in the house with him, assessing him medically and talking to him. They were very professional and polite. They asked me if I wanted them to take him to the hospital or if I wanted to do that myself. While he was calm, he is a big man and I was afraid that once they left he would resist going, so I had them take him to the local hospital. The hospital also was professional and between the doctors and myself, we were able to convince him to check himself into the psychiatric wing of a different hospital. I was able to take himm there myself. He was hospitalized for three weeks, but he did eventually make enough progress to come home.

We've actually had the local paramedics/fire department in our home multiple times for some very scary bleeding problems my husband has had with his chronic medical condition. When he starts bleeding, it really looks like as scene out of CSI with all the blood he loses. They have always been very professional and helpful, and they are well aware of all the psychiatric medications he takes. We have an excellent police/fire department in that regard. They seem to be well-trained.