If you receive a new major motor vehicle crash while transporting, you should:

If you receive a new major motor vehicle crash while transporting, you should:

• A. Immediately stop and take no further actions.
• B. Respond only after giving a verbal patient report to a nurse or physician.
• C. Redirect traffic before answering.
• D. Ignore it and continue to the hospital.

Answer: (B)

Coordinating care with the receiving facility is essential when a new major crash appears during transport. If that happens, you should first give a verbal report about your current patient to a nurse or physician at the receiving facility, detailing the patient’s condition, vitals, treatments given, and estimated time of arrival. This handoff ensures the hospital is aware of the change, can mobilize needed resources, and can continue care seamlessly once you arrive, while you stay focused on the patient you’re already caring for. Stopping with no action, trying to divert traffic without proper coordination, or ignoring the new crash would create hazards or delay care for the patient and others, and would bypass important communication and safety protocols.

Coordinating care with the receiving facility is essential when a new major crash appears during transport. If that happens, you should first give a verbal report about your current patient to a nurse or physician at the receiving facility, detailing the patient’s condition, vitals, treatments given, and estimated time of arrival. This handoff ensures the hospital is aware of the change, can mobilize needed resources, and can continue care seamlessly once you arrive, while you stay focused on the patient you’re already caring for. Stopping with no action, trying to divert traffic without proper coordination, or ignoring the new crash would create hazards or delay care for the patient and others, and would bypass important communication and safety protocols.