You have been called for a young male patient who has been acting withdrawn. As a precaution, dispatch also alerted police, who are now on scene with you. The patient appears depressed and when you ask him if he is thinking about hurting himself, he answers, "Yes." The next question asked by the EMT should be:
A) "Do you have a plan?"
B) "Do you take medications?"
C) "Are there guns in the house?"
D) "Do you want to go to the hospital?"
A) "Do you have a plan?"
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