Two nurses are driving to work and have just come upon the scene of a motor vehicle accident (MVA) involving a child being hit by a car. The nurses decide to stop and find that only the child was injured. One of the nurses begins providing care
What is the first question the other nurse should ask the witnesses of the accident?
A) "Can I get your name and numbers in case someone needs to contact you later?"
B) "How did the accident happen?"
C) "Do you know if the children have any health history I should know about?"
D) "How long ago did someone activate the EMS?"
Ans: B
The first question should be asking how the accident occurred in order to get an idea of the types of injuries the children may have sustained. All other questions can be asked after establishing this information; however, asking names and numbers of the witnesses would be the last question asked by the nurse, and would most likely be asked by someone else.
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