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solutions
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based
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on: ||\\//||
Select one: ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A. the transport time to the hospital.
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B. medical director approval.
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C. an order from a paramedic.
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D. the patient's condition. - correct answer✔✔B. medical director approval.
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EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by the:
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Select one: ||\\//||
A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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B. National Registry of EMTs.
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C. individual state's EMS protocols.
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D. National Association of EMTs. - correct answer✔✔A. National Highway Traffic Safety
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Administration (NHTSA). ||\\//||
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMT's scope
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of practice is correct?
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Select one: ||\\//||
A. The EMS medical director can expand the EMT's scope of practice but cannot limit it
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without state approval. ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B. The EMS medical director can expand or limit an individual EMT's scope of practice
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without state approval. ||\\//|| ||\\//||
,C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director after proper
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training and state approval. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
D. An EMT's scope of practice is exclusively regulated by the state EMS office, not the EMS
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medical director. - correct answer✔✔C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by
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the medical director after proper training and state approval.
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Determination of exposure is an important component of an infection control plan because ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
it:
Select one: ||\\//||
A. determines which type of communicable disease might be present in the workplace.
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B. defines who is most likely to transmit communicable diseases in the workplace.
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C. defines who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and which tasks pose a risk
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of exposure.
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D. determines the time of day when most exposures are likely to occur. - correct
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answer✔✔C. defines who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and which tasks ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
pose a risk of exposure. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
If you use a waterless handwashing substitute in the field, it is important to:
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Select one: ||\\//||
A. wait at least five minutes before touching another patient.
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B. avoid donning another pair of gloves for at least 10 minutes.
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C. wash your hands with soap and water at the hospital.
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D. immediately dry your hands with a paper towel. - correct answer✔✔C. wash your hands
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with soap and water at the hospital.
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Physiologic manifestations of stress include: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Select one: ||\\//||
A. increased blood pressure, decreased blood glucose levels, and chest pain.
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,B. perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and dilated pupils.
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C. flushed skin, decreased muscle control, and vomiting.
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D. slow heart rate, low blood pressure, and severe headaches. - correct answer✔✔B.
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perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and dilated pupils. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following scenarios most accurately depicts a posttraumatic stress disorder
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(PTSD) reaction? ||\\//||
Select one: ||\\//||
A. A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and diaphoretic at the scene of an
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incident involving grotesque injuries. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the same
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type of car in which a child was previously killed.
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C. An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable with her coworkers and
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experiences headaches and insomnia. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
D. An EMT is emotionally exhausted and depressed after a school bus crash involving
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critical injuries and the death of several children. - correct answer✔✔B. An EMT becomes
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distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the same type of car in which a ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
child was previously killed.||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following statements regarding the hepatitis B vaccine is correct?
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Select one: ||\\//||
A. Vaccination against hepatitis B provides partial immunity for life.
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B. The hepatitis B vaccine provides protection against the disease for two years.
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C. Vaccination with the hepatitis B vaccine confers immunity against hepatitis A.
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D. OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge. - correct
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answer✔✔D. OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following statements would not be appropriate to say to the family of a dying
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patient?
, Select one: ||\\//||
A. "Tell me how you are feeling."
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B. "This must be painful for you."
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C. "Things will get better in time."
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D. "It is okay to be angry and sad." - correct answer✔✔C. "Things will get better in time."
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You are caring for a 40-year-old female who was involved in a motor vehicle crash. Her
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husband, who was driving the vehicle, was killed. When the patient asks you if her husband ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
is all right, you should:
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Select one: ||\\//||
A. avoid answering her questions and focus on her injuries.
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B. let clergy or hospital staff relay the bad news if possible.
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C. tell her that he is being resuscitated by other EMTs.
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D. immediately tell her of his death so that she might grieve. - correct answer✔✔B. let
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clergy or hospital staff relay the bad news if possible. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
You arrive at the scene of a domestic violence situation. As you approach the doorway of
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the apartment, you hear screaming and the statement, "He has a gun!". Your most
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appropriate action should be to: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Select one: ||\\//||
A. continue into the apartment using extreme caution.
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B. get in your ambulance and leave the scene immediately.
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C. seek a safe place and request law enforcement assistance.
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D. continue into the apartment and apprehend the gunman. - correct answer✔✔C. seek a
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safe place and request law enforcement assistance.
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All of the following are considered to be protected health information (PHI), except:
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solutions
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based
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on: ||\\//||
Select one: ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A. the transport time to the hospital.
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B. medical director approval.
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C. an order from a paramedic.
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D. the patient's condition. - correct answer✔✔B. medical director approval.
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EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by the:
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Select one: ||\\//||
A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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B. National Registry of EMTs.
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C. individual state's EMS protocols.
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D. National Association of EMTs. - correct answer✔✔A. National Highway Traffic Safety
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Administration (NHTSA). ||\\//||
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMT's scope
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of practice is correct?
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Select one: ||\\//||
A. The EMS medical director can expand the EMT's scope of practice but cannot limit it
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without state approval. ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B. The EMS medical director can expand or limit an individual EMT's scope of practice
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without state approval. ||\\//|| ||\\//||
,C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director after proper
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training and state approval. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
D. An EMT's scope of practice is exclusively regulated by the state EMS office, not the EMS
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medical director. - correct answer✔✔C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by
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the medical director after proper training and state approval.
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Determination of exposure is an important component of an infection control plan because ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
it:
Select one: ||\\//||
A. determines which type of communicable disease might be present in the workplace.
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B. defines who is most likely to transmit communicable diseases in the workplace.
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C. defines who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and which tasks pose a risk
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of exposure.
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D. determines the time of day when most exposures are likely to occur. - correct
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answer✔✔C. defines who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and which tasks ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
pose a risk of exposure. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
If you use a waterless handwashing substitute in the field, it is important to:
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Select one: ||\\//||
A. wait at least five minutes before touching another patient.
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B. avoid donning another pair of gloves for at least 10 minutes.
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C. wash your hands with soap and water at the hospital.
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D. immediately dry your hands with a paper towel. - correct answer✔✔C. wash your hands
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with soap and water at the hospital.
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Physiologic manifestations of stress include: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Select one: ||\\//||
A. increased blood pressure, decreased blood glucose levels, and chest pain.
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,B. perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and dilated pupils.
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C. flushed skin, decreased muscle control, and vomiting.
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D. slow heart rate, low blood pressure, and severe headaches. - correct answer✔✔B.
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perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and dilated pupils. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following scenarios most accurately depicts a posttraumatic stress disorder
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(PTSD) reaction? ||\\//||
Select one: ||\\//||
A. A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and diaphoretic at the scene of an
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incident involving grotesque injuries. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the same
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type of car in which a child was previously killed.
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C. An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable with her coworkers and
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experiences headaches and insomnia. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
D. An EMT is emotionally exhausted and depressed after a school bus crash involving
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critical injuries and the death of several children. - correct answer✔✔B. An EMT becomes
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distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the same type of car in which a ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
child was previously killed.||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following statements regarding the hepatitis B vaccine is correct?
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Select one: ||\\//||
A. Vaccination against hepatitis B provides partial immunity for life.
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B. The hepatitis B vaccine provides protection against the disease for two years.
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C. Vaccination with the hepatitis B vaccine confers immunity against hepatitis A.
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D. OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge. - correct
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answer✔✔D. OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following statements would not be appropriate to say to the family of a dying
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patient?
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A. "Tell me how you are feeling."
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B. "This must be painful for you."
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C. "Things will get better in time."
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D. "It is okay to be angry and sad." - correct answer✔✔C. "Things will get better in time."
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You are caring for a 40-year-old female who was involved in a motor vehicle crash. Her
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husband, who was driving the vehicle, was killed. When the patient asks you if her husband ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
is all right, you should:
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Select one: ||\\//||
A. avoid answering her questions and focus on her injuries.
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B. let clergy or hospital staff relay the bad news if possible.
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C. tell her that he is being resuscitated by other EMTs.
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D. immediately tell her of his death so that she might grieve. - correct answer✔✔B. let
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clergy or hospital staff relay the bad news if possible. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
You arrive at the scene of a domestic violence situation. As you approach the doorway of
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the apartment, you hear screaming and the statement, "He has a gun!". Your most
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appropriate action should be to: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Select one: ||\\//||
A. continue into the apartment using extreme caution.
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B. get in your ambulance and leave the scene immediately.
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C. seek a safe place and request law enforcement assistance.
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D. continue into the apartment and apprehend the gunman. - correct answer✔✔C. seek a
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safe place and request law enforcement assistance.
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All of the following are considered to be protected health information (PHI), except:
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