Paramedics are called to the home of a 34-year-old female for a nonspecific abdominal complaint. She informs them that she has had many abdominal surgeries that have not resolved her complaints. Which of the following disorders is a condition in which an individual has complaints (lasting several years) of various physical problems for which no physical cause can be found?
Read DetailsUse the following to answer the next five questions:Paramedics are called to the workplace of a 43-year-old female who is despondent. Her co-workers inform them that she is normally a very “bizarre” person and has acted out inappropriately in the past. They further inform EMS that the patient has been muttering to herself all morning and shouting at inanimate objects (walls, coffee maker, toilets, etc.). When positioning one’s self with respect to the patient, how should the paramedic handle this situation?
Read DetailsUse the following to answer the next three questions:Paramedics are called to the home of a 27-year-old male who refuses to come out of his bathroom. Through the door, he explains that he saw a large spider on the wall of his bedroom and is deathly afraid of spiders. He ran in the bathroom, stuffed a towel under the door, and got in the bathtub. This is a classic demonstration of which disorder? (Refer to the previously described scenario.)
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