You are transporting a patient to the hospital with a gunshot wound and are being accompanied in the patient compartment by a police officer. Just before going into cardiac arrest, the patient says, It was Joey. Joey did this to me. The patient cannot be resuscitated and is pronounced dead in the emergency department. Which of the following is TRUE regarding the patient's dying declaration?
A) You should write a narrative account of the incident, including the patient's statement, and keep it for your personal records.
B) You should record the patient's statement verbatim in your prehospital care report.
C) It is not necessary for you to document it, because the patient technically did not die in the back of the ambulance.
D) It is not necessary for you to document it, because it was witnessed by law enforcement.
Question 2
When monitoring a patient receiving oxygen through a nasal cannula, which one of the following observations warrants immediate intervention?
A) Oxygen flow rate of 15 liters per minute
B) Prongs in the nostrils curving posteriorly into the nose
C) Tubing positioned over the ears and under the chin
D) Breathing normally with the nasal cannula in place
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