When En Route to a Call, One of the Paramedic's

question 22

Multiple Choice

When en route to a call, one of the paramedic's chief responsibilities is:

• A) assessing the patient's responsiveness.
• B) preparing the ambulance to accept the patient.
• C) identifying the mechanism of injury or nature of illness.
• D) anticipating scene risks and needs based on dispatch information.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

Waiving prospective gains from various alternatives by settling on one option.

Foregone Alternative

The option or course of action that is given up when another is chosen; closely related to the concept of opportunity cost.

Opportunity Cost

The charge of rejecting the following prime opportunity in the process of decision-making.

Sunk Costs

Sunk costs are expenditures that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered, and should not affect future investment decisions or operations.