Which of the Following BEST Describes an EMS Provider's "Sixth

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST describes an EMS provider's "sixth sense"?

• A) Diagnostic ability
• B) General impression
• C) Clinical judgment
• D) Scene safety

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Definitions:

Health Care Services

A broad range of services provided to individuals or communities to promote, maintain, monitor, or restore health.

Asymmetric Information

A situation in which one party in a transaction has more or better information than the other, often leading to an imbalance in power or market failures.

Health Care

The organized provision of medical services to individuals or communities through services offered by medical professionals.

Defensive Medicine

The practice by healthcare providers of ordering tests, procedures, or visits, or avoiding certain high-risk patients or procedures, primarily to avoid litigation, rather than to benefit the patient's health.