You are responding to an incident of “patient unconscious” at a residence. On arrival you find a patient lying on the kitchen floor with a kitchen knife impaled in their chest. The patient is breathing and making minimal movement. Seconds later, a knife-wielding attacker outside the kitchen shouts at you through the open window to let the patient die or you will be next. What is the correct sequence of events? Focus on the patient, stabilize the knife, treat the patient’s breathing, and then transport to hospital. Notify law enforcement as you are driving away.Go to the adjacent room and tell whoever is making the noise to be quiet or you will call the cops.Withdraw from the incident through the primary exit, call law enforcement, and only return to the patient if it is safe to do so.Drag the patient out of the residence as quickly as you can so you can treat them outside. Your partner should push any furniture or objects out of the way to give you a clear path.
You are responding to an incident of “patient unconscious” at a residence
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