On Scene You Are Presented with a 21-Year-Old Female with Multiple

question 52

Multiple Choice

On scene you are presented with a 21-year-old female with multiple disfigurements from birth defects. She is nonverbal and according to her home health nurse, has a fever, which requires transport to the emergency department. Your partner is familiar with her since he transported her last week for the same condition. When obtaining the patient's past medical history, which source should be tried first?

• A) Nurse
• B) Mother
• C) Patient
• D) Partner

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Definitions:

Irreconcilable Differences

Fundamental disagreements between partners that are deemed unsolvable, leading often to divorce.

Incompatibility

Incompatibility refers to the state of being unable to exist or work together in harmony due to differences in character or interests.

Extramarital Affair

A sexual relationship that occurs outside of marriage and violates the marital agreement between spouses.

Macro-Level

Pertaining to the large-scale, societal view of structures and processes, often in contrast to individual or micro-level perspectives.