Your patient is a young adult male in police custody after he crashed his car into a utility pole. There is minor front-end damage to the vehicle, and the air bags deployed. The patient was not wearing a seat belt and has an abrasion on his forehead. He is awake and oriented to person, time, and place. His speech is slurred and he has an odor of alcohol on his breath. The arresting officer states
that he just wants you to check the patient out before he transports him to jail. Which one of the following is most appropriate?
A) Contact medical command.
B) Have the patient sign a refusal-of-care form.
C) Release the patient to the police.
D) Have the officer sign a refusal-of-care form.
A
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