Your patient is a 15-year-old female who has n diagnosed with a personality disorder. She has no history of violent behavior. The staff at her residential care facility wants her to be transported for evaluation of a possible urinary tract infection. Which of the following is the BEST way to handle this situation?

A) Refuse to transport the patient without a police escort.
B) Have a female EMT attend to the patient.
C) Ask that the patient be given a tranquilizer injection prior to transport.
D) Transport the patient, but do not speak to her or perform an assessment.


B

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