The Highest Priority for the EMT Working on a Patient

question 13

Multiple Choice

The highest priority for the EMT working on a patient at the scene of a crime is:

• A) preserving potential evidence.
• B) ensuring personal safety.
• C) administering quality patient care.
• D) providing medical information to law enforcement.

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Definitions:

Disposable Income

The net income available to households or individuals after accounting for taxes, which can be spent on consumption or savings.

Consumption

The use of goods and services by households, one of the primary components that determine the overall level of economic activity in an economy.

Billion

A numerical value represented as 1,000 million (1,000,000,000) in the short scale, commonly used in financial and demographic statistics.

MPS

The marginal propensity to save, which is the proportion of an additional unit of income that is saved rather than spent.