While treating an overdose patient the patient’s partner arrives and expresses their dissatisfaction with the medical care given. The partner starts to raise their voice at you. What should you do? Use a calm and professional demeanor to communicate with the partner and attempt to deescalate the situation. Shout the partner down and ask them what they would like you to do since they are such an expert. Ask your partner to immediately call law enforcement in such a way that the angry partner will hear you and hopefully back off. Immediately leave the scene and abandon the patient until law enforcement arrives.
While treating an overdose patient the patient’s partner arrives and expresses their…
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