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NREMT Paramedic

Category - Medical

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When assessing a special needs pediatric patient the EMT-P should:
  1. Utilize the child’s ability to communicate their own medical history.
  2. Disregard the parent’s history of present illness in the child.
  3. Allow the parents to become the focus of history gathering while providing treatment of the patient.
  4. Transportation to the nearest emergency room to allow the physician to sort the emergency out.
Explanation
Answer: C - The parents need to become the focus for history gathering on the special needs pediatric patient. This type of assessment will allow you to get accurate information while caring for your patient. The EMT-P should never disregard the parents of a special needs patient, nor should the EMT-P rely solely on the patient’s ability to communicate.
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