Question 1 of 10 The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is designed to ensure that anyone with an emergency medical cond tion recehves approprtate treatment when they come to a dedicated emergency department. Which scenario below as not appropriate under EMTALA? a) Securliy is on high alert at the hospalal tD due to a bomb threat when a patient in labor arrives by ambulance. Team members can conduct the medical screening and enoure the pabient is stable whle security works with liaw enforcement to stcure the permeter. b) Team members at hospital iS have been nobified that the ID has exceeded capocity due to staffing shortage when trauma patient arrives by ambulance. Ieam members quadly conduct the medical screening and enoure the patient is slable white transfer protocots are followtd to move the patient to another inc ation. c) Security is on high alert due to the threat of wolence drected at the hospital tD. a craume pabent arrives by ambularce and the team is unsure if this is the potential threat actor. The decision is made to triage the pabent ans quildy trannfer to netrby amisted trgent care lvation. d) Team members at the hospital ED are nopified of an incoming patient in need of proychatric services who may be a danger to the treatmert Deam. Providers can conduct a psychiatric screening exam for the pabient with securly standing ncarty shte ethey’wat for the parient to be moved to the inpatient prych unit at the hospital.
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