If the EMT Is in Doubt as to Whether a Patient

question 25

Multiple Choice

If the EMT is in doubt as to whether a patient in cardiac arrest should be resuscitated,which of the following is the best decision?

• A) Have the patient's family put their wishes in writing.
• B) Withhold resuscitative measures.
• C) Consult with the patient's physician.
• D) Begin resuscitative measures.

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Definitions:

Population Proportion

A measure that represents the fraction of individuals in a population having a particular attribute.

Standard Error

A statistic that measures the dispersion of sample means around the population mean, often used to estimate the accuracy of sample statistics.

Sampling Distribution

An outcome distribution of a statistic, created by sampling extensively from a designated population.

Standard Error

A measure of the statistical accuracy of an estimate, reflecting the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic.