Question

You are transporting a patient who was struck in the side of the head with a baseball bat while playing with his friends. Your patient is alert and denies any​ problems, only soreness to the left side of his head where there is a small hematoma forming. The patient requests transport to the local​ ED, which is a level 3 trauma center down the street. The patient is alert and on O2 via NRBM at 15 lpm. Your​ patient's speech begins to slur and he becomes unconscious. The MOST appropriate action the EMT can do now​ is:A.stop the ambulance and call for aeromedical evacuation.B.continue treatment and have your partner notify the receiving facility of the change.C.obtain a BGL measurement and continue transport.D.assure a patent airway and divert to a level 1 trauma center.

Answer 1

Assure the airway and get to a level one trauma center