When assessing a 30-year-old female who was sexually assaulted, it is MOST important for you to:
A: ensure that all life-threatening injuries are treated.
B: discourage her from showering or changing clothes.
C: have a female EMT perform the assessment.
D: recognize that the patient is a walking crime scene.
Answer: A: ensure that all life-threatening injuries are treated.
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Which element identified by a bullet is documented in the words "palpation and percussion reveals no cervical spine tenderness . . . no thoracic spine tenderness and no lumbar spine tenderness"?
a. Constitutional—shaded—general appearance of patient b. Respiratory—shaded—assessment of respiratory effort c. Gastrointestinal—shaded—examination of abdomen with notation of presence of tenderness or masses d. Musculoskeletal—unshaded—examination of back with notation of kyphosis or scoliosis
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a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8