Author Question: While returning from a call, you are flagged down by a frantic family member of a 12-year-old male ... (Read 76 times)

kwoodring · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

While returning from a call, you are flagged down by a frantic family member of a 12-year-old male patient who reports him as being shot in the abdomen and inside the house in which she is standing. She states that the shooter is another family member who has since left the scene. What is your best course of action?

A) Go to the porch and have the patient brought to you.
B) Carefully look for scene hazards and enter once you feel safe.
C) Move the ambulance and wait for law enforcement to arrive.
D) Cautiously enter the house and be ready to vacate if any hazards are found.

Question 2

What instructions would you provide to the Emergency Medical Responders when treating a patient who was punched in the eye and has blood visible in the anterior chamber?

A) It is important to keep pressure down in the eye so we will transport him in a sitting position.
B) Let's apply a cold pack to the eye and immobilize him for transport.
C) Let's put a shield over the eye and bandage it in place to apply some pressure to the eye.
D) We will need to cover both eyes with patches before we transport him.