You are enroute to a home for an 8-year-old with "noisy" breathing and a cough. As you respond, which of the following pieces of advice would you give your partner, a new EMT?
A) "We will need to be careful. Children of this age group tend to throw tantrums, and we could get hurt if we are not careful."
B) "The scene probably will be chaotic, so let's just get the patient out to the ambulance and assess him there."
C) "Although most children of this age are trusting of authority, let's approach slowly and make the scene work for us."
D) "Most children in this age group have a short attention span, so we need to assess him as quickly as possible."
C
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A. Work expresses load as the integral of volume over pressure. B. Work expresses load as the integral of flow over volume. C. Work expresses load as the integral of pressure over volume. D. Work expresses load as the integral of volume over flow.
The purpose of the GEMS diamond is to:
A. help EMS personnel remember what is different about elderly patients. B. provide the EMT with a standard format for assessing elderly patients. C. replace the typical ABC approach to patient care when caring for the elderly. D. provide clues about an elderly patient's problem by observing his or her home.