When Teaching a Group of Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) About

question 49

Multiple Choice

When teaching a group of Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) about the mechanism of injury, which one of the following points should you stress?

• A) The more significant the mechanism of injury, the greater the chance the patient has been injured.
• B) The mechanism of injury should not be overly considered since this causes many patients to be over-treated.
• C) The mechanism of injury is the sole criteria by which an EMT decides whether or not immediate transport is required.
• D) The mechanism of injury can be used to dictate the order in which the primary assessment is conducted.

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