Which level of care is responsible for Detect and prevent worsening crisis?

• A. Primary Care
• B. Tertiary Care
• C. Secondary Care
• D. Quaternary Care

Answer: (C)

When a crisis is starting to escalate, the point in the system equipped to identify and intervene before it worsens is the level that provides hospital-based assessment, stabilization, and specialized care. Primary care covers prevention and ongoing management in the community, while secondary care brings in more expertise and resources to diagnose and rapidly intervene to prevent deterioration. Tertiary and quaternary care are for highly specialized, complex cases beyond the usual needs of crisis intervention. So detecting and preventing a worsening crisis is handled at the secondary care level.