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NREMT Advanced EMT

Category - EMS Operations

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If you are ethically unsure during a medical situation, what is the best option?
  1. Let your coworker make the decision
  2. Just go with the flow
  3. Do what is best for the patient
  4. Wait for other paramedics to arrive at the scene
Explanation
Answer - C - When you are ethically unsure during a medical situation, the best option is to do what is right for the patient. Ethics is the study of actions that govern group behavior, i.e. what action is “right” or “wrong” within the group. The group determines the standards of conduct that are called ethics. Although ethics are not laws, most laws have an ethical foundation. When dealing with a difficult ethical situation, it is best to do what is in the patient’s best interest.
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