You have responded to a call at a government office building.One of the office workers became very upset during a fire drill and experienced an episode of difficulty breathing.As your partner is speaking with the patient,who is not sure she wants to be transported,an individual wearing civilian clothes approaches you and states she is a security guard in the building.She asks you for the "yellow copy" of your patient care report.Which of the following should you do?
A) Get permission from medical control.
B) Ask the patient if it is alright with her if you provide the individual with a copy of the patient care report.
C) State that you are unable to comply with the request due to patient confidentiality.
D) Provide the documentation if the individual shows proper identification.

Question

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Providing patient information to someone who is not part of the patient's medical team or authorized to access this information would be a violation of patient confidentiality. It is important to protect patient privacy and only share necessary information with authorized providers. Therefore, the best course of action would be to explain that you cannot provide the documentation due to patient confidentiality.

You Have Responded to a Call at a Government Office