You arrive on the scene of an "unknown medical emergency." The local fire department EMRs arrive simultaneously, so you now have five providers at the scene to help. The on-scene police officer tells you the patient is an elderly man who has attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head. As you enter the patient's room, you see the male patient with an extensive skull injury. A large portion of his right temporal and parietal skull is gone, and there are blood splatter and brain tissue on the wall behind him. Given this information, what should you do?
A) Withhold resuscitation
B) Start CPR, since you have ample help to treat and transport the patient
C) Do nothing until you get advice from online medical direction
D) Start BLS care, but withhold ALS care
A) Withhold resuscitation
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