Foxbat
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You are the only EMS unit on scene of an MVA. You have 2 patients: one with minor injuries (but not refusing treatment) and another one with symptoms of shock. The second one, obviously, needs to go to a hospital, preferrably trauma center, fast. The problem is, the next available unit is 20-30 minutes away (rural area), and you are on one of those ambulances that do not allow you to transport more than 1 immobilized pt.
Would transporting the shock pt. and leaving the other one wait for the next truck be abandonment?
PA protocols say there is an exception to having to wait for equal or higher level personnel when "patient care needs outnumber EMS personnel resources at scene and waiting for an equivalent or higher level of practitioner will delay patient treatment or transport". Does it apply in this scenario or I am interpreting it wrong?
Would transporting the shock pt. and leaving the other one wait for the next truck be abandonment?
PA protocols say there is an exception to having to wait for equal or higher level personnel when "patient care needs outnumber EMS personnel resources at scene and waiting for an equivalent or higher level of practitioner will delay patient treatment or transport". Does it apply in this scenario or I am interpreting it wrong?