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NREMT Paramedic

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Upon arriving at a responsive patient’s side, an EMT should do each of the following except one. Which of the following is not a typical part of an EMT’s obligation upon arriving at an emergency scene?
  1. State your name
  2. Show your credentials to the patient
  3. State that you are a trained Emergency Medical Technician with the Emergency Medical Services system.
  4. Ask the patient if you may help
Explanation
Answer: B - Upon arriving at an emergency scene with a responsive patient, an EMT will not typically need to show the patient his or her credentials. However, you should identify yourself by name and state that you are a trained Emergency Medical Technician. It is also essential that you ask a responsive patient if you may help. Patients who do not respond but do not resist when assistance is offered are assumed to be providing consent. Implied consent allows you to care for patients who are unresponsive or unable to give consent.
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