Assault on a patient occurs when the EMS provider:

A) defames a patient's character in his or her report.
B) touches another person without obtaining consent.
C) carries out a harmful physical act against a patient.
D) instills the fear of immediate bodily harm in a patient.

Answer: D) instills the fear of immediate bodily harm in a patient.

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The EMS Agenda for the Future calls for a greater role of EMS in:

A) interfacility transport. B) developing national protocols. C) providing home health care. D) health care and public health.

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