Enroute PhaseScenario:The AEMT is dispatched to a 58-year-ol…
Enroute PhaseScenario:The AEMT is dispatched to a 58-year-old male patient who is found by bystanders outside a local store. The patient is confused, sweaty, and uncoordinated. The time of the call is 0900. The response time will be 8 minutes. The AEMT is partnered with an EMT, and a BLS fire department engine crew is dispatched with the ambulance. The nearest hospital is 10 minutes away, and the nearest comprehensive medical facility is 20 minutes away.During transport, the AEMT considers the patient’s altered mental status possible causes. Which of the following actions is most important when caring for a patient who is altered and unable to provide consent?
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