(Solved) You and your paramedic partner respond to a respiratory distress call. It is a cold winter day and y

You and your paramedic partner respond to a respiratory distress call. It is a cold winter day and you find a 22-year-old female patient breathing fast. The patient states her car slid off the icy road and got tangled in the barbed wire fence. The only damage to the vehicle is scratches in the paint. You place a pulse oximeter on the patient and it reads low. The patient's vital signs are within normal limits otherwise, and she has no complaints other than being scared out of her wits. You decide to place the patient on oxygen but your paramedic partner stops you. He obtains a signed refusal of care from the patient and you return to service. You ask your field supervisor why your partner refused to treat a patient with a low pulse oximeter reading. What would be the supervisor's BEST answer?
A) The low pulse oximeter reading was probably a false reading.
B) The patient should have been treated and transported for hypoxia.
C) Low pulse oximeter readings are normal for patients who are scared.
D) The paramedic has more experience and has a good "gut feeling" to tell when a patient is really sick.

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You and your paramedic partner respond to a respiratory distress call. It is a cold winter day and y

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