Under the law, in order to refuse treatment and transport, a patient MUST:
A) be mentally competent and understand what he is doing.
B) be free of any life-threatening injuries or conditions.
C) sign a form releasing the AEMT from liability.
D) have a witness to the refusal of treatment form.
Question 2
Which of the following would be an example of res ipsa loquitur?
A) You leave a patient at the hospital without giving a patient care report to the nurse.
B) You deliver 50 dextrose to a patient through a vein that is not patent which causes tissue damage.
C) You fail to respond when dispatched to a wreck on the interstate.
D) You refuse to transport a patient who you think has AIDS.
A treatment for blocked blood vessels.
Nurse-patient interaction; nonveral communication
It is important to act concerned when a patient is upset.
ROM exercises on a patient’s wrist: extension.
Kaposi's sarcoma on the skin of an AIDS patient.
Secondary Active Transport