The primary prehospital treatment for most medical emergencies: Choose one answer.

The primary prehospital treatment for most medical emergencies: Choose one answer.

A. focuses on definitive care because a diagnosis can usually be made. Incorrect

B. addresses the patient’s symptoms more than the actual disease process. Correct

C. typically does not require the EMT to contact medical control. Incorrect

D. involves transport only until treatment can be performed at the hospital. Incorrect

Answer: B. addresses the patient’s symptoms more than the actual disease process. Correct

Generally in emergencies, the first pre-hospital care by EMTs (Emergency Medical Technicians) is usually concentrated at mitigating the patient’s symptoms and not on giving the definitive solutions to the underlying factors. They are mostly like the EMTs who have limited diagnostic abilities in the field. The EMTs’ primary goal is to stabilize the patient so that he or she can be transported to a hospital to be evaluated more in depth and if necessary, treated appropriately.

Every EMT has been trained to identify and react to fatal setbacks like airway obstructing, breathing problems, injuries that bleed too much, and invisible shock signs. The interventions can be administering oxygen, bandaging, splinting, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The clinical manifestation of cancer and other related diseases is, however, usually a matter of the medical professionals, and most patients receive the final diagnosis as well as the treatment in hospitals since they have advanced diagnostic tools and treatment options here.