After stocking the ambulance this morning, you and your partner go out for breakfast. While entering the restaurant, you see an older gentleman clutch his chest and collapse to the floor. When you get to him, he has no pulse and is not breathing. Which of the following authorizes you, as an EMT, to provide emergency care to this patient?
a. city council
b. medical control
c. the medical director
d. the fire chief
Answer: c. the medical director
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