"You have responded to a single car, motor vehicle accident involving two patients who appear to be in their mid 70's. You are attending to the driver, a male patient, whom you determine after your primary survey requires urgent medical care at a hospital for possible internal injuries. You are attempting a speedy and safe extrication from the vehicle while your patient repeatedly questions you on the condition of his wife, who was the passenger in the vehicle and was subsequently ejected. From your own suspicious and confirmation from your partner you determine that this patient is VSA, and has been declared obviously dead."
How do you answer and manage the patients concerns?
How do you answer and manage the patients concerns?