Author Question: You have been dispatched for a 15-year-old female with a headache. On scene, the patient is found ... (Read 97 times)

chandani · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

You have been dispatched for a 15-year-old female with a headache. On scene, the patient is found holding her daughter in her arms. She states that she has had a migraine headache for two days and would like to be transported to the hospital for further evaluation. As an EMT you would:

A) obtain a parent's consent to treat her, given her age.
B) refuse transport since the patient does not have a true emergency.
C) assess and transport the patient as she desires.
D) treat her under the doctrine of implied consent.

Question 2

Which of the following BEST describes the location of the mid-axillary line?

A) A line drawn diagonally from the outer end of the clavicle to the navel
B) A line from the center of the armpit, extending vertically down the side of the chest
C) A line drawn horizontally from one armpit to the other, across the front of the body
D) A line drawn vertically from the xiphoid process to the pubic bone