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question 3

Multiple Choice

You are on a scene with a patient who up until a few seconds ago was calm and compliant. Now he is brandishing a knife and threatening to kill you and your partner if you do not immediately leave. The man is intoxicated and police have been notified but have not yet arrived. Which one of the following is your best course of action?

• A) Immediately physically restrain the patient.
• B) Encourage the man's wife to calm him down.
• C) Attempt to "talk down" the patient.
• D) Remove yourself, your partner, and family from the house.

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