Question

While you are returning from lunch, a frantic woman flags you down and states that she just found a young child on the roadside who appears to have been hit by a car. She is not sure if the child is breathing. You should immediately:A) inform the woman that she will need to calm down.B) advise dispatch that you have been flagged down for a possible emergency.C) grab equipment and get to the child's location.D) call for paramedic assistance and await their arrival.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to the question: You should immediately... while talking about a woman who flagged you after lunch to inform you that she has found a young child by the roadside, who seems not to be breathing, and who seems to have been hit by a car, would be, B: Advise dispatch that you have been flagged down for a possible emergency.

Explanation:

The reason for this being the correct answer, instead of simply calling for assistance, calming the woman down, or grabbing your equipment and getting to the child´s location is that you have been informed of a possible emergency, but you are not yet sure of what exactly has happened, and if everything the woman has related, is accurate. As such, the first thing you need to do is inform dispatch that you have been informed of a possible situation so that they ready the necessary support in case the emergency is real, and it is all that was made out to be. Then, you must go and assess the situation.