While Assessing a 78-Year-Old Male Patient Who Escaped an Apartment

Multiple Choice

While assessing a 78-year-old male patient who escaped an apartment fire with partial thickness burns to both arms,the EMT must be aware of which of the following?

A) Being involved in a crime makes the patient part of the chain of evidence, requiring a police officer to ride with you to the hospital.
B) The burn is the most serious injury to the patient.
C) Medical conditions may be aggravated by the burn.
D) The patient may need to be questioned by police and fire officials about the cause of the fire.