Your patient is a competent adult who has given permission for treatment and transport. You have loaded the patient into the ambulance, but just before you are ready to leave the scene, she changes her mind and says she does not want to go to the hospital. Which of the following statements about this situation is TRUE?
A) You must obtain an emergency detention order to continue treatment.
B) She cannot withdraw consent after having given it.
C) She can now be treated using implied consent.
D) She can withdraw consent.
Question 2
Which of the following statements about airway management is TRUE?
A) Immediate intubation is required for all unresponsive patients.
B) Dual lumen airways are acceptable for use in children over the age of four years.
C) If a patient cannot be intubated because of an intact gag reflex, a dual lumen airway can be used.
D) Nasopharyngeal airways are contraindicated in patients with possible basilar skull fracture.
Patient with exophthalmos.
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