NREMT Question of the Day – 5.28.16

You are at the scene of an MVA, in which there are three patients, all of which have minor visible injuries. Two are refusing treatment and the last is complaining of neck and back pain. How should you proceed?
- 1. Treat all three patients, they are visibly injured and need medical attention
- 2. Obtain signed refusals from the first two patients then proceed to the third
- 3. Treat the third patient, nothing else is needed for the other two
- 4. Have your partner obtain refusals from the two patients who refused treatment, while you treat the last patient.

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