If a mentally competent adult refuses emergency medical treatment, your FIRST action should be to:
A) call medical control and seek further guidance.
B) determine if his or her condition is life-threatening.
C) assume the refusal is from fear and begin treatment.
D) try to determine why he or she is refusing treatment.
Answer: D) try to determine why he or she is refusing treatment.
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