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Why do patient refusals warrant more thorough documentation than typical EMS calls?
 
  A) Additional witnesses must be quoted.
  B) The patient is usually not competent.
  C) There is more time available before the next assignment.
  D) The potential for abandonment charges is greater.

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A family has called you for a 41-year-old male they cannot wake up. They state he has been threatening to kill himself and believe that he may have intentionally overdosed on his pain medications. As you enter the patient's bedroom, you observe him supine on the floor with his eyes closed. As he breathes, you hear snoring respirations. As a knowledgeable EMT, you recognize which one of the following?
 
  A) He will require immediate suctioning.
  B) He is sleeping and has not overdosed.
  C) His tongue is partially blocking the airway.
  D) His respiratory rate must be less than 10 per minute.
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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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