Question

Upon arrival to the emergency room, the mother of a patient involved in a motor vehicle accident becomes upset when she learns her son is unconscious and unstable. The mother begins to yell at the emergency room staff in unintelligible words, and she is trembling. She becomes short of breath and yells she can't breath. What if the mother likely experiencing? A: a panic attack
B: moderate anxiety
C: severe anxiety
D: mild anxiety

Answer 1

A is the correct answer.

The patients mother is experiencing a panic attack due to being provided with unsettling information.