NREMT EMR First Responder

Answer: B - All of the above have a high probability of being critical incidents except unresponsive patients. You will likely encounter a wide variety of emergency scenes that involve unresponsive patients. In most cases, basic medical attention is all that is required to help the patient. However, all of the other choices listed above can cause significant levels of stress and affect your decision making ability and performance. Being aware of the stressors you and others face as medical responders and having an effective means for dealing with those stressors is key to avoiding burnout. This includes critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) with trained peer counselors and mental health professionals after a critical incident.