A Patient with Advanced Dementia Cannot Provide an Accurate Medical

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient with advanced dementia cannot provide an accurate medical history. In this situation, the EMT's best course of action would be to:

• A) transport the patient to a hospital he has been to previously.
• B) have the patient sign a release-of-medical-information form.
• C) determine medical conditions based on assessment findings.
• D) ask family members about the patient's past medical history.

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