Which of the following scenarios is the BEST example of independent decision making?

A) Controlling severe bleeding from an open wound, establishing an IV to maintain perfusion, and contacting medical control en route to the hospital.
B) selecting the appropriate patient care algorithm from your protocol book when treating a middle-aged male patient with symptomatic bradycardia.
C) Definitively diagnosing a patient with cholecystitis who has right upper quadrant abdominal pain and nausea that began shortly after eating a meal.
D) Contacting medical control and requesting permission to administer adenosine to a patient with a heart rate of 190 beats/min and stable blood pressure.

Answer: A) Controlling severe bleeding from an open wound, establishing an IV to maintain perfusion, and contacting medical control en route to the hospital.