The toddler represents a child between the ages of:

When assessing a patient, you note a bruise to his chest. On the prehospital care report, this injury is properly documented as:

A) ecchymosis. B) cyanosis. C) erythematic. D) hematoma.

The medical director for your service has put you in charge of designing a new prehospital care report form. He states that it must contain the "minimum data set" as set forth by the U.S. Department of Transportation. In doing so, you realize that incorporating this data into your report form will:

A) increase EMS funding received from the federal and state governments. B) allow easier comparison of specific EMS data between various types of emergency systems. C) work toward creating a single report form for all EMS systems that handle emergency calls. D) permit easier tracking of motor-vehicle collisions so that hazardous roads and intersections can be identified.