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You are providing care to a 61-year-old female complaining of chest pain that is cardiac in origin. Your service utilizes a multiplex communication system. You wish to transmit the patient’s electrocardiogram to the hospital. In order to accomplish this, you must:

Effective therapeutic communication skills require _________.

Which of the following will help improve radio communications?

While trying to make a family member feel better after a loved one has died, your partner states, “I know how you are feeling.” The family members may view this as:

A patient regains consciousness en route from his office to the emergency department. The patient tells you that he feels fine and does not want to go to the hospital. Under these circumstances, you should:

Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on __________.

The ability to understand others and have them understand you is known as __________.

The ability to handle multiple tasks based on their priority is called __________.

You are dispatched to the residence of an Asian family for a child with a high fever. When you assess the child, you note that he has numerous red marks on his back. The child’s parents explain that these marks represent coining—a traditional Asian healing practice in which hot coins are rubbed on the back. You should:

Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient’s condition. After confirming that you heard the physician correctly, you should: