You Arrive at a Residence for a Call for an Unknown

question 17

Multiple Choice

You arrive at a residence for a call for an unknown problem. Outwardly, the scene appears safe. When you knock on the door, a distraught school-age child opens the door and says his father is holding his teenage sister and his mother hostage in a bedroom. Which of the following is the best course of action?

• A) See if the child can get his father to agree to allow you to assess the hostages so you can inform law enforcement whether or not they have been harmed.
• B) Retreat with the child, request law enforcement, and stage around the corner from the residence until law enforcement notifies you that the scene is secure.
• C) Shout up the stairs that you are there to help in any way you can and see if you can talk the father down.
• D) Find out from the child what kind of weapon is being used so you can decide if it is reasonable to overpower and restrain the father until law enforcement arrives.

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