Upon Arriving on a Scene Where the Mechanism of Injury

question 9

Multiple Choice

Upon arriving on a scene where the mechanism of injury indicates a potentially life-threatening injury, you should employ which of the following interventions to best help deliver the care that is needed?

• A) Reevaluate the scene size-up.
• B) Initiate transport immediately, delaying more extensive care until you are en route.
• C) Ask a surgeon to respond to the scene.
• D) Call immediately for air medical transport to reduce the "Golden Period."

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Definitions:

Drive

An internal motivating force that compels action towards fulfilling a need or achieving a goal.

Incentive

Something that motivates or encourages someone to do something, often used in contexts of motivation and behavioral economics.

Need

A requirement for something because it is essential or very important, often referring to something necessary for psychological or physical survival.

Drive Reduction

A theory in psychology that motivation arises from biological needs driving behavior to return to a state of homeostasis or balance.